Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Grace Burn at the Wallace Parade bridge, Healesville ME_YGC100
Date and Time Friday 19th October 2018 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants other

Trailer load of garden cuttings dumped near site .Photo taken and reported to Local Council

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 500
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 200
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 3
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 20
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 50
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 987 Total score: 55 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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