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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 14th February 2026 9:05am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
43.2%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
600µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16.3° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - NTU
31NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 10.00
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy,Stained green
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
muddy edges, unevan ground
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 N/A Good 8 28

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 14
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 50
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 30
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 30
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 30
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 30
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 191 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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