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  6. 23-09-2012

Mt Waverley Wetlands at the rocky embankment at the most westerly end, nearest Blackburn Rd

Melbourne

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ME_YSC099 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 23rd September 2012 10:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
600µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.049mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
12° C
Turbidity - NTU
25NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 7.5
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Muddy,Oily
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 10
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 56 Total score: 10 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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