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Baileys Billabong West

Melbourne

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ME_YYR809 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 20th December 2013 8:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.33mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
1mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.58mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
24° C
Temperature - WATER
23° C
Turbidity - NTU
14NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
50
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 7
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 7
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 135
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 191 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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