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Glen Waverley Main Drain. Behind 5/6 Crosby Drive, Glen Waverley

Melbourne

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ME_YSC012 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 24th November 2013 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
90%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
230µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.033mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - FTU
9FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 6
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,packets,paper,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 30
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 30
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 162 Total score: 7 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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