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ME_YDI833 Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

19 November 2016

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Saturday 19th November 2016 13:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 5 24 22 10
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 32.70
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene,other: balls drinking straws

In the pit drain:    20 plastic bottles    10 balls    a polystyrene container    lots of polystyrene balls    (This drain is usually full of polystyrene balls.)

The reeds are spreading across the waterway.

Water level had been much higher after heavy rain, 13th and 14th Nov.

Plantings have benefited from recent rainfall

Pobblebonk Frogs,Lymnodynastes dumerili anda Striped Marsh Frog, Limnodynastes peroni were calling.

BIRDS:    Mudlark     Kookaburra     Ravens    Magpies    Rainbow Lorikeets    Noisy Miners    Indian Mynas    Pair of Chestnut Teal with 6 ducklings.

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 1
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 50
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 100
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 1 2
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 10
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 2
j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) 2 2
ALT Signal Score 2.38
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.61

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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