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Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge.

Melbourne

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ME_YDA558 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 25th March 2015 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.1mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
860µS/cm
pH
7.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18° C
Temperature - WATER
16.8° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1.2
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
cans,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 55
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 20
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 20
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 135 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Our ammonia result - dark green.

Physical Chemical Trends

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