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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 18th May 2008 8:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.32mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
180µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
11° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - FTU
29FTU
Turbidity - NTU
19NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 29
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Milky
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 6
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 11
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 33 Total score: 18 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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