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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 10th January 2026 9:20am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.4mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
45.81%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
450µS/cm
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.7mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17.8° C
Temperature - WATER
22° C
Turbidity - NTU
13NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Windy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 N/A Good 8 23

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 3
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 168 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Wetlands ME-DBR001
DRAIN ME -DBR005 wrong photo but cannont get it to move
Wetlands ME-DBR001

Physical Chemical Trends

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