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Balcombe Creek at the footbridge as it exits The Briar's Park, Mt Martha

Melbourne

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ME_EBA800 Bunyip River Catchment

Sunday 23rd February 2014 10:13am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
37%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
3800µS/cm
pH
7.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20° C
Temperature - WATER
16° C
Turbidity - NTU
30NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week 10.5
Flow estimate
DRY: No continuous flow in channel and no pools
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 20
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 50
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 30
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 223 Total score: 45 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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