Waterwatch Data Portal
Yarra River Catchment
ME_YGR006
Site
visits
02-04-2006
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
7.1
16
13.6
40
Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
Last 3 days
Flow estimate
n/r
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
moderate rain last 2 days. water level high, water muddy, scummy, pollen, brown. 6x plastic bottles, lots polystyrene, orange peel. Coots + 4 chicks, dusky moorhen, little pied cormorant, several black ducks, cumbungi in flower, arum lily.
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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