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MPVA 18 - Right arm of Devilbend Creek, Tuerong

Melbourne

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ME_EDV100 Bunyip River Catchment

Thursday 5th July 2012 14:30pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.04mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
400µS/cm
pH
6.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.1° C
Temperature - WATER
12.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
3NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Other: discoloured
Stream depth
>2m
Stream width
1
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 20
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 30
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 20
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 40
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 258 Total score: 44 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

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