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Sassafras Creek at Sassafrass Creek Reserve, Beagleys Bridge picnic area, Perrins Creek Road, Kallista

Melbourne

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ME_YSS022 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 12th March 2014 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
85%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
116µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
17NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
cans

Habitat

Tree Fern burning due to high temps recently
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Poor 4 Fair 25

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 N/A
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 N/A
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 N/A
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Image
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 N/A
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 6
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 N/A
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 12
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 N/A
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 N/A
Image
Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 N/A
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 N/A
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 N/A
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 200
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 N/A
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 350 Total score: 61 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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