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ME_YGR061 Most Nly Wetlands next to Ashwood Drive

19 January 2001

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Most Nly Wetlands next to Ashwood Drive ME_YGR061
Date and Time Friday 19th January 2001 15:20pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Turb NTU
Sample 6.7 100 0.07 7.2 0.029 29
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 15
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 8
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 0 5
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 20
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 8
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 96 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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