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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

Wednesday 2nd October 2013 11:00am Approved
Notes
I sample about 10 m of the steam in waders taking a variety of habitats kicking and collecting as I go.

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
90%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
110µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
11° C
Temperature - WATER
10° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,other

Habitat

One of the logs the friends of sassafras creek has place as a barrier to protect the bank has been thrown into the creek. Some new plants have been removed. Bird orchids are in flower
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
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 1
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 230 Total score: 50 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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