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Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

Melbourne

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ME_YDI833 Yarra River Catchment

Wednesday 12th August 2015 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
  10.1
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Smelly,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 15
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 47 Total score: 12 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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