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Reedys Billabong, Wilsons Reserve, Ivanhoe - North (as of 2007, current site)

Melbourne

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ME_YYR804 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 20th January 2008 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
1mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
1mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
140µS/cm
Filterable Reactive Phosphorus
0.15mg/L P
pH
6.6pH Units
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - NTU
55NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 15
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Milky
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 7
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 9
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 32 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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