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ME_YED070 Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir

23 November 2011

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir ME_YED070
Date and Time Wednesday 23rd November 2011 16:45pm
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 P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 0 6 24 7.8 0.12 21.5 21.1 14
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

WW Coord Julia Cirillo EC is uncharacterically low for this site- this may be an error (EC result could actualy have been 245 or 2450?)

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 20
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 7
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 19
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 36
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 84 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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