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ME_YYR670 Yarra River: Pound Bend, Warrandyte, near tunnel

14 August 2001

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Yarra River: Pound Bend, Warrandyte, near tunnel ME_YYR670
Date and Time Tuesday 14th August 2001 12:00pm
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 Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 11.2 170 0.64 7.1 0.0326 11.2 26
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 20
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 15
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 0 4
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 20
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 86 Total score: 19 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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