Site Visit #307398 10-01-2016 | ME_YDI833: Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

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ME_YDI833 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 10th January 2016 9:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

3mg/L

Temperature - AIR

21.5° C

Temperature - WATER

20.5° C

Turbidity - NTU

20NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 3

Flow estimate

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

Water Appearance

Scummy,Smelly

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	2
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	6
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	1
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	6
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	14
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	4
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)	2	4
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	15
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	10

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

Total abundance: 73 Total score: 32 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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