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MPVA06 - Dam 1 in Dunns Creek catchment

Melbourne

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ME_EDN550 Bunyip River Catchment

Tuesday 15th February 2011 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23.5° C
Temperature - WATER
21.4° C
Turbidity - NTU
12NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
4
Stream width
20
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 12
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 42 Total score: 35 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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