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  6. 22-03-2026

Scotchman's Creek. Bottom of Valley Reserve immediately East of Regent Street, Mt Waverley

Melbourne

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ME_YSC020 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 22nd March 2026 9:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.15mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
29.01%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
400µS/cm
pH
6.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
17° C
Turbidity - FTU
22FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 19.00
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic,packets,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 50
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 19
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
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: 179 Total score: 48 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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