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  6. 06-11-2005

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

Melbourne

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ME_YYR804 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 6th November 2005 8:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
690µS/cm
pH
6.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
2.18mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
16.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
38NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
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Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
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Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 60
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 5
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 8
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
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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: 118 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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