Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River: Immediately upstream of bridge at Caulfied Grammar School, suburb? ME_YLY070
Date and Time Thursday 12th September 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 8.8 60 0.33 7.3 0 9 26
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) 3 10
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 17
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 17
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 13
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 59 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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