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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Wednesday 12th August 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 6 14 11 10
Weather raining
Last rainfall 10.1
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Smelly,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other
Very small amount of water flowing from drains. The foam was in small patches below the dam wall. The smell was coming from the mud at the sampling site 100m upstream from the dam. Other rubbish: balls. In the pit drain: Plastic bottles, balls, polystyrene balls, plastic food containers The rubbish is still on the ledge (dam area). Common Froglets were calling. Birds: Wood Ducks, Mudlarks, Rainbow Lorikeets, Crested Pigeons, Butcherbird, Kookaburra, Galahs.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 15
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 47 Total score: 12 Overall rating: Poor

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