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Bittern Dam, near dam wall and catch drain

Melbourne

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ME_EBI100 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 5th November 2025 11:54am Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 15.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
none
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 2
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 100
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 20
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 168 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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