Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Gardiners Creek upstream of Blackburn Lake, at Pobblebonk point, adjacent to Vegemite Creek ME_YGR006
Date and Time Sunday 7th January 2018 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units Rain mm rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.08 18.33 1.5 240 0.03 6.5 0 21 25.5 44
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Scummy,Muddy,Other
Stream depth Other:900cm
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,oil,plastic,polystyrene

Significant flooding 2 weeks ago (over two metres above level)

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Fair 6 20

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 31 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

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