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  6. 15-07-2011

MPVA12 - Dam on East Creek

Melbourne

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ME_EES950 Bunyip River Catchment

Friday 15th July 2011 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
700µS/cm
pH
5.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
9.3° C
Temperature - WATER
9.2° C
Turbidity - NTU
30NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
4
Stream width
25
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 2
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Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 20
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 6
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 241 Total score: 64 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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