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  6. 15-02-2013

Baileys Billabong West

Melbourne

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ME_YYR809 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 15th February 2013 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.58mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0.9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
310µS/cm
pH
6.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23° C
Temperature - WATER
22° C
Turbidity - FTU
71FTU
Turbidity - NTU
60NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 20
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
50
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 11
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 550
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 16
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 592 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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