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ME_YED070 Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir

16 November 2013

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir ME_YED070
Date and Time Saturday 16th November 2013 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

While we were doing the testing a man dropped two ducks off on the other side of the road and when we had finished we walked across Leamington Street to see them sitting on the edge of the wetlands, preening themselves after their bath. A white one and a brown duck of some type.

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 pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 0.5 7 940 8.3 0.17 26 20.3 19
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Banks are still vegetation free. Only some dead reed leaves in places.

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 VeryPoor 2 Fair 6 Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 Poor 17

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 24
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 8
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 17
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 19
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 32
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 20
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 27
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 35
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 198 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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