Site Visit #2339728 19-10-2025 | ME_YPL668: Plenty River at Old Pipe Bridge (1891), long the Plenty River walk, Greensborough

ME_YPL668 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 19th October 2025 10:00am Approved

Notes

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis)	6	3
	a. Family Megapodagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	5	1
	b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis)	6	8
	c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	3	20
	d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae)	5	20
	e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)	4	10
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	1	2
	f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs)	4	4
	g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)	4	20
	h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs)	9	6
	i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers)	6	1
	l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers)	1	1
	m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman)	3	10
	t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis)	6	1
ALT Signal Score		4.50
Weighted ALT Signal Score		4.64

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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Plenty River at Old Pipe Bridge (1891), long the Plenty River walk, Greensborough