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Drain outlet in to Darebin Creek, in between sites YDA385 and YDA400, off Plenty Road Reservoir/Kingsbury ME_YDA395

Melbourne Yarra River Yarra River Darebin Creek

Site Visit
14-05-2014
Approved
Physical Chemical Habitat Scores
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 0.25 12 15 8.4 1030 9
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 16
08-04-2014
Approved
0 Photo(s) Physical Chemical Water Bugs Habitat Scores
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)
Quantity: 30 Score: 7
Water mites (Acarina)
Water mites (Acarina)
Quantity: 20 Score: 5
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Quantity: 5 Score: 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Quantity: 80 Score: 3
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 15 18 8.3 0.2 9
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 16
08-04-2014
Approved
0 Photo(s) Physical Chemical Water Bugs Habitat Scores
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)
Quantity: 30 Score: 7
Water mites (Acarina)
Water mites (Acarina)
Quantity: 20 Score: 5
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Quantity: 5 Score: 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Quantity: 80 Score: 3
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 0.2 15 18 8.3 9
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 2 Poor 2 VeryPoor 2 Degraded 11
04-03-2014
Approved
Physical Chemical Habitat Scores
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0.02 10 0.15 22 26.5 8.5 1880 9
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 22
25-10-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical Habitat Scores
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 0.25 13 14.5 7.6 810 10
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 16
26-09-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical Habitat Scores
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 0.15 14.5 12 9.1 190 7
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 16
27-08-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical Habitat Scores
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 0.3 13 16 8.1 1800 7
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 VeryPoor 2 Poor 4 VeryPoor 1 Poor 4 Poor 13
25-06-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 8 8 15 8 1780 0.15 7
31-05-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 15 17 7.4 500 0.25 11
24-04-2013
Approved
0 Photo(s) Water Bugs
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)
Quantity: 40 Score: 7
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 7
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 8
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)
Quantity: 0 Score: 6
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)
Quantity: 0 Score: 6
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)
Quantity: 0 Score: 5
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)
Quantity: 0 Score: 5
Freshwater slater (Isopoda)
Freshwater slater (Isopoda)
Quantity: 1 Score: 5
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera)
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 6
Water mites (Acarina)
Water mites (Acarina)
Quantity: 0 Score: 5
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)
Quantity: 0 Score: 5
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 3
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Quantity: 180 Score: 3
Hydra (Hydrozoa)
Hydra (Hydrozoa)
Quantity: 0 Score: 4
Leeches (Hirudinea)
Leeches (Hirudinea)
Quantity: 0 Score: 3
Roundworms (Nematoda)
Roundworms (Nematoda)
Quantity: 0 Score: 3
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)
Quantity: 0 Score: 4
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)
Quantity: 37 Score: 4
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 2
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 2
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)
Quantity: 0 Score: 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
Quantity: 3 Score: 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)
Quantity: 0 Score: 1
22-04-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 0 13.5 15 8.3 0.1 9
22-03-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 8 17 17.5 8.1 960 0.1 9
21-02-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 23.5 29.5 8.6 1780 0.2 13
24-01-2013
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 7 21 26 8.4 1990 1 9
21-12-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 7 18 17 7.8 820 0.2 9
27-11-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 8 0.25 19 21 7.6 1210 60
26-10-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0.02 7 15 15 8.3 1810 0.1 9
24-09-2012
Approved
0 Photo(s) Physical Chemical Water Bugs
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)
Quantity: 2 Score: 5
Water mites (Acarina)
Water mites (Acarina)
Quantity: 150 Score: 5
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)
Quantity: 3 Score: 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
Quantity: 200 Score: 3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)
Quantity: 9 Score: 4
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
Quantity: 3 Score: 1
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 10 14.5 12.5 8.4 1900 0.1 9
23-08-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0.02 10 0.15 12.5 11.5 7.7 980 75
24-07-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 9 10 13 8.6 1860 0.07 9
22-06-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 7 0.2 10 8.5 7.4 270 34
23-05-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 8 11.5 14.5 8.3 1320 0.07 9
23-04-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0 6 16.5 15 8.1 1240 0.07 9
23-03-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0.07 8 15.5 11 7.7 620 0.2 10
24-02-2012
Approved
Physical Chemical
N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L FrP mg/L P Water ° C Air ° C pH pH Units EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Turb NTU
0.07 10 25.5 33 8.2 1460 9
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