Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek at Darebin Parklands, ford (dog crossing) U/S railway bridge. ME_YDA558
Date and Time Friday 5th January 2018 10:20am
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 Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.02 6 880 6.5 0.07 20 21.7 12
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 2.40
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Water low and a bit turbid.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 50
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 30
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 95 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

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