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  6. 03-10-2012

Sassafras Creek at Sassafrass Creek Reserve, Beagleys Bridge picnic area, Perrins Creek Road, Kallista

Melbourne

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ME_YSS022 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 3rd October 2012 15:00pm Approved
Notes
Amphipod sampling also done this day with 7 Austrogammarus and 156 normal amphipods in sample. 2 light coloured ampipods also found, could they be the Sherbrooke Freshwater amphipod?

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.54mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
120µS/cm
pH
6.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.0326mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
24° C
Temperature - WATER
12° C
Turbidity - NTU
6NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Poor 4 Fair 25

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 60
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 50
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 139 Total score: 47 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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