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Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir

Melbourne

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ME_YED070 Yarra River Catchment

Saturday 3rd May 2014 9:28am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
360µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.13mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12.3° C
Temperature - WATER
12.8° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 30
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 VeryPoor 2 Poor 4 Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 Poor 13

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 4
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 15
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 101 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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