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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

Sunday 23rd November 2014 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
880µS/cm
pH
8.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.16mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22.4° C
Temperature - WATER
21.1° 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
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 19

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 N/A
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 N/A
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 N/A
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 N/A
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 15
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 N/A
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 3
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 N/A
Image
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 N/A
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 N/A
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 N/A
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 25
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 12
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
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Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 N/A
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 N/A
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 N/A
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 114 Total score: 42 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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