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  6. 07-04-2014

Darebin Creek, approx 100 metres north (upstream) of the Drain outlet (YDA395), Kingsbury/Reservoir

Melbourne

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ME_YDA385 Yarra River Catchment

Monday 7th April 2014 12:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
pH
8.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 Fair 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 500
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 300
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 200
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1007 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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