Site Visit #254754 21-04-2013 | ME_YVA100: Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 21st April 2013 9:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

28%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

3mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

470µS/cm

pH

7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.023mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

13° C

Temperature - WATER

11° C

Turbidity - NTU

25NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 8

Flow estimate

POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

packets,plastic,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	1
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	20
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	5
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	20

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

Total abundance: 64 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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