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  6. 22-09-2013

Mt Waverley Wetlands, at the rocky embankment at the most westerly end of the wetland, nearest the spillway

Melbourne

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ME_YSC100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 22nd September 2013 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.03mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
52%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
190µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.055mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - FTU
25FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,packets,paper

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 4
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 40 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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