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ME_YLY080 Little Yarra River: immediately downstream of Warburton Highway bridge, suburb?

7 December 2004

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

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River: immediately downstream of Warburton Highway bridge, suburb? ME_YLY080
Date and Time Tuesday 7th December 2004 11:00am
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 80 0.5 0 50
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 2
Chironomids Chironomids 1 3
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 3
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 3
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) 0 54
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 17
Water-striders Water-striders 4 16
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 41
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 24
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 172 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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