Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River: immeditaely downstream of Corduroy Road Bridge, suburb? ME_YLY090
Date and Time Monday 9th December 2002 11:30am
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 Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 9.4 60 0.22 7.1 0.05 15 32
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 9
Chironomids Chironomids 1 6
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 1
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 28
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 42
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 18
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 7
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 114 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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