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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Sunday 6th August 2017 10:00am
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 8 10 10 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week 0.00
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear,Smelly,Other
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene,other: balls

In pit drain:  17 plastic bottles,  1can,  4 balls.There was more rubbish than usual , mainly plastic bottles, at the monitoring site.  We took some home to discard.Rubbish in crevices on the rock wall facing the dam.

The introduced Cumbungi is dying down.  Indigenous plantings looking very healthy.

Higher Oxygen but lower variety of waterbugs.

Logs still blocking tunnels.

New concrete footpath near the dam and new plantings there.

Strong breeze today.

BIRDS:    Kookaburra    flock of Rainbow Lorikeets    Eastern Rosellas    Bronzewings    Crested Pigeons    Magpies    Noisy Miners,

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae) 4 1
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 20
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 40
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 4
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 5
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 2 1
ALT Signal Score 2.57
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.81

Diary photos

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