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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Wednesday 29th July 2015 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 NTU
Sample 7 12 10 22
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 11.6
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Smelly,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards Undercutting of bank. Lakeside vegetation.
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other
Other litter/pollutants are: drinking straws, balls, tree guards, piece of cloth. In the pit drain: bottles, can, plastic food container, many polystyrene balls. Rotting vegetation at the edge of the creek. Most of the Cumbungi has died, but there is a patch of new shoots. The plantings near the lake are looking very healthy. Birds: Wood Ducks, Pacific Black Ducks, Corellas, Magpies, Rainbow Lorikeets, Sulphur-crested Cockatoos

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 8
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 6
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 33 Total score: 12 Overall rating: Poor

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