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  6. 08-02-2011

MPVA07 Dam 1 on Waterholes creek

Melbourne

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ME_EWE750 Bunyip River Catchment

Tuesday 8th February 2011 14:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
900µS/cm
pH
6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
46.1° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
4
Stream width
200
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 20
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 30
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 27
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 129 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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