Site Visit #314520 22-05-2016 | ME_YVA100: Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

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ME_YVA100 Yarra River Catchment

Sunday 22nd May 2016 10:00am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0.02mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

52%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

5.4mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

220µS/cm

pH

6.7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.043mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

16° C

Temperature - WATER

13° C

Turbidity - FTU

23FTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Overcast

Last rainfall

During the last week 2.5

Flow estimate

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

Water Appearance

Muddy

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

1.5

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera)	5	1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	2
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	40
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	15
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	4
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	6
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	10

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

Total abundance: 81 Total score: 33 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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