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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 7th February 2015 9:00am Approved
Notes
Hi Jane, I am travelling overseas for three weeks from Thursday 19th March. Will see you when I get back. Regards Julie

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
0µS/cm
pH
0pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.22mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21.1° C
Temperature - WATER
23.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Smelly
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,clothing,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 12
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 32
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 25
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 6
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 107 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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