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ME_YGC182_RD Grace Burn at Queens Park Healesville

9 April 2021

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Grace Burn at Queens Park Healesville ME_YGC182_RD
Date and Time Friday 9th April 2021 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Sample
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 300
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 300
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 100
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 21
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 3
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 782 Total score: 44 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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