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Scotchman's Creek. Bottom of Valley Reserve immediately East of Regent Street, Mt Waverley

Melbourne

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ME_YSC020 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 24th January 2016 9:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.2mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
42%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
300µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.082mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17.5° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - FTU
27FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
1
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 7
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 4
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 6
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 13
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 8
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 46 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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