Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Wetland 1@ Banyule Creek headwaters, Simpson Barracks Watsonia ME_YBA006
Date and Time Saturday 26th January 2008 10:50am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 6.6 90 0.01 7.7 30 20 30
Weather Sunny
Last rainfall Last 24 hrs
Flow estimate Still
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Bug activity and diversity appear to be on the rise. With the inclusion of 2 types of water spiders collected this month. They were the net casting and long jawed species of arachnida. Water bugs present: water mite, freshwater yabbie, backswimmer, water boatman,flatworms, seed shrimp, bloodworm.

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