Site Visit #292912 22-03-2015 | ME_YVA100: Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 22nd March 2015 9:40am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

13%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

1.3mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

220µS/cm

pH

6.1pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.039mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

13° C

Temperature - WATER

15° C

Turbidity - FTU

220FTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 4.5

Flow estimate

LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	7
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	50
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	25
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	7
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	3
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	50
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	50

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 199 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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