Skip to content
 
WaterWatch Data Portal
Volunteer Login
  1. Find My Waterway
  2. Catchments
  3. Yarra River Catchment
  4. ME_YED070
  5. Site visits
  6. 23-01-2013

Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir

Melbourne

DOWNLOAD DATA   

ME_YED070 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 23rd January 2013 11:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1420µS/cm
pH
8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.18mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23.2° C
Temperature - WATER
22.7° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Smelly,Stained green
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Poor 4 Fair 23

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 N/A
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 N/A
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 N/A
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 N/A
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 N/A
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 N/A
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 N/A
Image
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 N/A
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 N/A
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 N/A
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 N/A
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 N/A
Image
Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 N/A
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 N/A
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 N/A
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 N/A
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 47 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it.
We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
Creative Commons CC BY All content, files, data and images provided by the WaterWatch Data Portal subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License Data portal by CeRDI