Site Visit #248054 20-12-2012 | ME_YMA 005: Malcolm Creek @ Hanson Rd, Craigeburn

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ME_YMA 005 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 20th December 2012 9:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

62.4%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

5.91mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

156.6µS/cm

pH

6.74pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.01mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

18.3° C

Temperature - WATER

18° C

Turbidity - NTU

17NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours 3

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Muddy

Stream depth

1m - 2m

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail)	1	300
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	2	30
	f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye)	5	2
	f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders)	5	1
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	1	5
	g. Order Acarina, (water mites)	5	2
	o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen)	6	2
ALT Signal Score		3.00
Weighted ALT Signal Score		2.44

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Mininum standard

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