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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030
Date and Time Sunday 4th January 2015 09:00am
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 72 6 890 7.9 0.07 18.5 22.4 9
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
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 40
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 6
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 4 2
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 10
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 40
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 3
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 24
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 15
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 8
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 30
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 3
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 8
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 2 25
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 100
ALT Signal Score 3.29
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.33

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