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  6. 15-04-2016

Baileys Billabong West

Melbourne

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ME_YYR809 Yarra River Catchment

Friday 15th April 2016 8:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonia-Nitrogen
0.15mg/L NH3-N
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
310µS/cm
pH
6.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
19NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 25
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
50
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 32
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 33
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 75 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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