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ME_YED070 Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir
1 April 2023
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 | Saturday 1st April 2023 10:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
| 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 |
| Weather | cloudy |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last 24 hours 3.40 |
| Flow estimate | HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected |
| Water Appearance | Muddy |
| Stream depth | 2m |
| Stream width | > 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Waterbug ID training session. No Phys/Chem testing done.
There was also a lot of sediment in the sample making sorting difficult
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 1 |
| a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) | 1 | 3 | |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 3 | 2 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 4 | 12 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 1 | 20 | |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 4 | 2 | |
|
f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) | 1 | 2 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 4 | 2 | |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 2 | 2 | |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 3 | 1 | |
| l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) | 4 | 1 | |
| o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen) | 1 | 1 | |
|
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) | 6 | 1 |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 3 | 1 | |
| ALT Signal Score | 3.07 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 2.81 | ||
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