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MPVA15 - Dam in Devil Bend Creek catchment

Melbourne

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ME_EDV700 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 9th November 2011 14:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1800µS/cm
pH
8.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
25° C
Temperature - WATER
22.9° C
Turbidity - NTU
20NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 20
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Other: Slightly Stained
Stream depth
6
Stream width
150
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 29 Total score: 41 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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