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Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg

Melbourne

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ME_YED030 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 3rd November 2013 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
85%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
810µS/cm
pH
8.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16.5° C
Temperature - WATER
17.1° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
Raining Now
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 18
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 3
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 1
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 30
Image
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 2
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 100
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 2
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 1 1
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 2
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 12
ALT Signal Score 2.91
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.08

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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