Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Scotchmans Creek at end of Turner Crt and Crosby Drive, Glen Waverley (Fiander arm) ME_YSC010
Date and Time Sunday 17th February 2013 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

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 Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.04 56 5 460 7.4 0.072 23.5 20 14
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 3
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 0.5
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,packets,paper,plastic
Drain 1 by the bridge appears to be carrying a water mains leak. Drain 2 is the Bogong/Kingsway area tributary, no flow.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 15
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 6
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 10
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 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 79 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

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