Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Mullum Mullum Creek - Yarran Dheran Resv, off Beckett Rd. ME_YML045
Date and Time Monday 25th May 2015 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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 Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 5
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 8
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 3
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 2
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 6
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 24
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 4
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 10
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 4 7
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 9
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 3
ALT Signal Score 3.75
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.63

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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