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Baileys Billabong West

Melbourne

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ME_YYR809 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 23rd October 2015 9:15am Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 2
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear,Other: Some oily patches - separated
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
50
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 4
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 6
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 7
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 3
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 84
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 48
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 159 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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