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Catchment Werribee River
Site Truganina Park - HD Graham Reserve ME_WTR400
Date and Time Thursday 16th January 2020 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

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 P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 0 3 6 0.05 20 20
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 0.00
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

water cloudy and 17 deg using spirit thermometer. EC meter not functional so cannot be used

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 2 N/A
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 N/A
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 N/A
f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) 4 N/A
f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) 1 N/A
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 N/A
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 2 N/A
l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) 4 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

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