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WI_YRM450 Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal @ Lions Park Bridge E bank

15 February 2011

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Overview

Catchment Wimmera
Site Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal @ Lions Park Bridge E bank WI_YRM450
Date and Time Tuesday 15th February 2011 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

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 690 150 7.29 0.07 27.6 35
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth Other:2.25
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

3rd week of weekly monitoring after january flood

depth slightly up to 2.25 m , still flowing, and salinity increased

71 Gambuzia in macro invertebrate sweek, but increased variety of bugs this week, leading to improved bug rating :

6 Caddisfly larvae, 1 damselfly larvae, 8 water mites, 7 backswimmers, 2 waterboatmen, 1 water scavenger beetles, 1 flatworm, 1 mosquito pupae, 1 blackfly larvae, 99 blackworms,

in YCAC report meeting 67

 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 8
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 9
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 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 99
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 127 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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