Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Reedy Billabong East ME_YYR808
Date and Time Friday 15th April 2016 10:00am
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 0.17 1.5 410 6.9 0.17 19.5 16.5 9
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago 25
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Clear,Other: Film of red-brown algae
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 50
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 22
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 28
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 11
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 78 Total score: 19 Overall rating: Poor

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