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  6. 06-02-2013

Sassafras Creek at Sassafrass Creek Reserve, Beagleys Bridge picnic area, Perrins Creek Road, Kallista

Melbourne

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ME_YSS022 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 6th February 2013 10:00am Approved
Notes
Amphipod monitoring done to day. Several observers including Paul Hodgson attended

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.12mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
90%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
110µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.09mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
18NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 18
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
other

Habitat

Artificial waterfall created just upstream
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Poor 4 Fair 25

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 175
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 175 Total score: 4 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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