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

Melbourne

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ME_YSS022 Yarra River Catchment

Saturday 24th August 2013 15:00pm Approved
Notes
Fish eggs or frogs eggs were found in the sample (orange about 5mm diameter)

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
100%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
11mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
90µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.05mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12° C
Temperature - WATER
10° C
Turbidity - NTU
14NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
packets

Habitat

High flows today
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
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 5
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 6
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 120
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 6
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 271 Total score: 40 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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