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ME_YED030 Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg
6 December 2015
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 6th December 2015 09:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| N mg/L NH4+ | D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0 | 69.97 | 6 | 1430 | 8.2 | 0.07 | 21 | 22.8 | 17 |
| Weather | cloudy |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | |
| Flow estimate | LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected) |
| Water Appearance | Muddy,Stained green |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 50 |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | 20 | |
| c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) | 4 | 8 | |
|
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 1 |
|
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 2 |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 1 | 1 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 1 | 10 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 2 | 40 | |
|
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | 1 |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 1 | 40 | |
| i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) | 1 | 4 | |
|
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) | 1 | 30 |
|
l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) | 2 | 1 |
| m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) | 2 | 100 | |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 4 | 11 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 90 |
| ALT Signal Score | 2.94 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 3.16 | ||
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