Site Visit #250084 27-01-2013 | ME_EBA850: Balcombe Creek at Uralla Rd footbridge, Mt Martha (Complementary site to Melbourne Water Ecowise testing 2008-9)

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ME_EBA850 Bunyip River Catchment

Sunday 27th January 2013 9:28am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

35%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

3mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1660µS/cm

pH

7.7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.05mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

23.5° C

Temperature - WATER

18° C

Turbidity - NTU

30NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours 1

Flow estimate

STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Clear,Oily

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

>5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	56
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)	5	2
Water mites (Acarina)	5	3
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)	5	5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	13
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	18
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	1

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 99 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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