Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Moonee Ponds Creek at Macauley Road, Kensington. Opposite the Macauley train station ME_YMO020
Date and Time Wednesday 19th November 2008 08:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 21 1246 8.11 0.1 15 17 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Nitrate=6 ppm

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 3
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 12
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 28
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 30
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 12
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 132 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

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