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ME_DBR001 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 11th April 2026 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.3mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
57.71%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
690µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.65mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13.5° C
Temperature - WATER
13.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
50NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Windy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
squeezy around edges
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
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 30
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 4
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 9
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 4
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 54 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

water has increased since last month
Vicky Smith is the chemcial tester
Irwin and Sofie complete macroinvertebrates

Physical Chemical Trends

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