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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Trin Warren Tamboore Wetlands Outlet, Royal Park ME_YTW010
Date and Time Sunday 20th October 2013 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units Rain mm rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 58 5 430 7.4 0.1 25.5 20.3 9
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 10
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 10
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 100
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 1
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 10
f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) 4 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 100
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 2 1
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 2
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 1 2
k. Family Dytiscidae, (crawling water tigers) 2 2
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 1
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 20
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 2 20
o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen) 6 20
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 5
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 10
ALT Signal Score 3.06
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.91

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