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Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030
Date and Time Friday 5th April 2024 09:45am
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 Turb NTU
Sample 0.04 71.3 7 380 7.6 0.07 16.1 16.2 30
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 45.00
Flow estimate BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 20
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 6 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 5
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 3
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 3
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 3
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 5
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 30
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 6
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 10
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 100
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 2 3
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 25
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 2
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 4 1
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 2
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 6
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 2
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 12
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 3
ALT Signal Score 3.23
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.07

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