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  6. 24-09-2012

Darebin Creek, approx 100 metres north (upstream) of the Drain outlet (YDA395), Kingsbury/Reservoir

Melbourne

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ME_YDA385 Yarra River Catchment

Monday 24th September 2012 9:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1860µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.15mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
10.5° C
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 16
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 500
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 200
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 720 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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