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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Baileys Billabong West ME_YYR809
Date and Time Friday 21st February 2014 09:30am
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 pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.92 1.4 280 0 6.2 16 15.2 70 50
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week 5
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Stained green
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 50
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Ammonia-Nitrogen sample was filtered; as was Reactive Phosporous sample. Water level was low. The sample site, Baileys East site water level very low - 50% dry.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 501
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 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 509 Total score: 19 Overall rating: Poor

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