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ME_YED030 Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg

5 May 2019

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030
Date and Time Sunday 5th May 2019 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 68.61 7 410 8.2 0.05 14.4 14.4 9
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 30
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 6 2
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 2
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 5
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 2
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 5
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 2
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 1
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 10
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 5
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 30
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 15
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 3
j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) 3 2
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 2
l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) 4 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 30
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 8
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 12
ALT Signal Score 3.20
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.43

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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