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  6. 14-08-2014

Baileys Billabong West

Melbourne

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ME_YYR809 Yarra River Catchment

Thursday 14th August 2014 9:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.19mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
6.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12.5° C
Temperature - WATER
9.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
14FTU
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 2
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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Water mites (Acarina) 5 12
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 11
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 7
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 9
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 22
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 64 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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