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Glen Waverley Main Drain. Behind 5/6 Crosby Drive, Glen Waverley

Melbourne

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ME_YSC012 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 18th November 2012 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.1mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
430µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.13mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
0.3
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,waxed cardboard

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 20
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 40
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 40
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 121 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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