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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Grace Burn at the Wallace Parade bridge, Healesville ME_YGC100
Date and Time Saturday 16th April 2016 09:30am
Approved Approved

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Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 100
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 50
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 283 Total score: 55 Overall rating: Good

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