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ME_YMR118 Merri Creek @Ceres East Brunswick
17 March 2018
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Merri Creek @Ceres East Brunswick ME_YMR118 |
| Date and Time | Saturday 17th March 2018 12:50pm |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0 | 70.96 | 6 | 1670 | 8 | 0.025 | 27 | 23.5 | 9 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | More than a week ago |
| Flow estimate | |
| Water Appearance | Foamy/frothy |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
No rain for4weeks, a very dry summer.
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | N/A |
| b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) | 6 | N/A | |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 1 | N/A | |
|
d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) | 3 | N/A |
| d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) | 1 | N/A | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 4 | N/A | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 1 | N/A | |
|
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | N/A |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 4 | N/A | |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 2 | N/A | |
| i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) | 2 | N/A | |
| l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) | 4 | N/A | |
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | N/A |
| ALT Signal Score | |||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | |||
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