Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Baileys Billabong West ME_YYR809
Date and Time Friday 21st April 2017 09:00am
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 pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.65 62.84 6.2 150 6.8 0.087 17 16 45
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 9.00
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width Other:50m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

9mm of rain over the past 9 hours. Heavy flush of water from Irvine Rd drain into the billabong.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 18
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 43 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

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