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WI_YRM450 Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal @ Lions Park Bridge E bank
19 April 2011
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Overview
| Catchment | Wimmera |
|---|---|
| Site | Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal @ Lions Park Bridge E bank WI_YRM450 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 19th April 2011 15:50pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | Hard mg/L | Nitrate-Nit mg/L N | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Water ° C | P mg/L | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 950 | 150 | 7.82 | 0.3 | 21.7 |
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | |
| Flow estimate | |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | Other:2.22 |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
3rd month of weekly monitoring after flood flow
slight increase in depth and salinity and still flowing
waterbugs: 134 caddisfly numph, 5 black water mite, 2 backswimmer 2 waterboatment, 3 small water strider ,1 predacious diving beetle, 1 water scavenger beetle, 3 flatworm, 16 bloodworm
reported to YCAC meeting 66
Creatures Waterwatch method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) | 7 | 134 |
|
Water mites (Acarina) | 5 | 8 |
|
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) | 3 | 2 |
| Flatworms (Turbellaria) | 3 | 3 | |
|
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) | 3 | 1 |
|
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) | 4 | 4 |
|
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) | 1 | 16 |
| Total bug score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
| 0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
| 200+ | Fair | Very good |
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