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  6. 13-06-2012

MPVA03 - Dam on a tributary of Dunns Creek

Melbourne

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ME_EDN700 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 13th June 2012 12:30pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.04mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
800µS/cm
pH
6.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.3° C
Temperature - WATER
11.6° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 40
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 4
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 84 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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