Site Visit #293710 23-11-2014 | ME_EBA850: Balcombe Creek at Uralla Rd footbridge, Mt Martha (Complementary site to Melbourne Water Ecowise testing 2008-9)

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ME_EBA850 Bunyip River Catchment

Sunday 23rd November 2014 9:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

65%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

6mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1270µS/cm

pH

7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.05mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

22° C

Temperature - WATER

17° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

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

Stained brown

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	7
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)	5	13
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	200
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	7
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	2

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

Total abundance: 233 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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