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ME_YMR190 Merri Creek @ O'Hearns Rd, Somerton

8 October 2010

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek @ O'Hearns Rd, Somerton ME_YMR190
Date and Time Friday 8th October 2010 11:15am
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 Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 10 670 0.02 7.9 14.6 14.4 22
Weather Overcast
Last rainfall Raining now
Flow estimate Normal base flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Made an EPA pollution report about oil slick and sludge coming from the stormwater drain downstream. Ref no. 113567

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 N/A
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 N/A
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 N/A
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 N/A
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 N/A
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 N/A
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 3 N/A
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 N/A
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 N/A
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 0 N/A
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 N/A
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 N/A
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 N/A
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 N/A
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 N/A
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 N/A
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 N/A
Hydra (Hydrozoa) Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 N/A
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 N/A
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 N/A
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 N/A
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 N/A
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 N/A
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 N/A
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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