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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 13th December 2025 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.3mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
45.81%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
470µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
22° C
Turbidity - NTU
11NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 1.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Fair 3 Fair 6 29

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 14
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 7
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 8
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 91 Total score: 44 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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