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  6. 18-01-2013

Reedy Billabong East

Melbourne

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ME_YYR808 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 18th January 2013 9:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.58mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0.6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
600µS/cm
Filterable Reactive Phosphorus
0.33mg/L P
pH
7.2pH Units
Temperature - AIR
28° C
Temperature - WATER
26° C
Turbidity - FTU
135FTU
Turbidity - NTU
110NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Milky,Stained green
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
50
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 159
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 8
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 172 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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