Waterwatch Data Portal
Yarra River Catchment
ME_YGR006
Site
visits
14-06-2010
Site visit details
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
Rain
mm
rP
mg/L P
Air
° C
Water
° C
Turb
FTU
Turb
NTU
Sample
4
320
0.05
0.12
7.1
10
10
40
Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
Last 24 hrs
Flow estimate
None
Water Appearance
Stream depth
100.00
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
30mm rain over last 3 days,
33mm previous weekend
lots of rubbish, polystyrene,
cans food packets, plastic
foil wrappers, cardboard
2xblackducks, dusky moorhen
(9xbaby ducklings day before)
wattle birds skimmimg water
butcher bird, pair chestnut teal
reeds badly trampled,
lots of rubbish,
from checking traps?
oilslicks in mud
Creatures Waterwatch method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)
0
N/A
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult)
2
N/A
Freshwater shrimp
5
N/A
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)
7
N/A
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)
7
N/A
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)
8
N/A
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera)
3
N/A
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)
6
N/A
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)
6
N/A
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)
0
N/A
Freshwater slater (Isopoda)
5
N/A
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera)
6
N/A
Water mites (Acarina)
5
N/A
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)
5
N/A
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)
4
N/A
Flatworms (Turbellaria)
3
N/A
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
3
N/A
Hydra (Hydrozoa)
4
N/A
Leeches (Hirudinea)
3
N/A
Roundworms (Nematoda)
3
N/A
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)
4
N/A
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)
4
N/A
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)
2
N/A
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)
2
N/A
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
0
N/A
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)
1
N/A
Total bug score
Total abundance
0 - 35
35+
0 - 200
Poor
Good
200+
Fair
Very good
Total abundance: 0
Total score: 0
Overall rating: Poor
Diary photos
No diary entries recorded for this visit
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