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  6. 15-05-2013

Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

Melbourne

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ME_YDI833 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 15th May 2013 11:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.05mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
130µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.3° C
Temperature - WATER
12.9° C
Turbidity - NTU
19NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 6.2
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Foamy/frothy,Other: stained grey
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 3
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 17
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 11
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 37 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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