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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 15th November 2025 10:05am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.2mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
65.43%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
510µS/cm
pH
8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.6mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15.9° C
Temperature - WATER
19.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
19NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week -2030.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

water higher due to rainfall in past month
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 N/A Fair 6 21

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 3 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 10
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 30
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 10
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 140 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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