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Darebin Creek, stream restoration site, Barling Reserve, d/s Plenty Road, Reservoir. Sample taken approx 100 metres south (d/s) of the drain.

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ME_YDA400 Yarra River Catchment

Monday 24th September 2012 14:15pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1910µS/cm
pH
8.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16.5° C
Temperature - WATER
15.5° 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
packets,paper

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 18
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 200
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 26
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 249 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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