Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River, Gladysdale, opposite school (pyte prop), suburb? ME_YLY060
Date and Time Thursday 21st March 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Chloro A µg/L D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 8.3 110 0.11 7.1 0.003 16.5 14.3 24
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 20
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 254
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 550
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 550
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1393 Total score: 42 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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