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ME_YLY070 Little Yarra River: Immediately upstream of bridge at Caulfied Grammar School, suburb?

12 August 2003

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River: Immediately upstream of bridge at Caulfied Grammar School, suburb? ME_YLY070
Date and Time Tuesday 12th August 2003 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 8.9 60 0.33 7 0.012 25
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Chironomids Chironomids 1 3
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 10
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 33
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 51
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 7
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 106 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

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