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ME_YLD090 Launching Place Drain: approx 6 metres before Yarra River, suburb?

22 April 2002

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Launching Place Drain: approx 6 metres before Yarra River, suburb? ME_YLD090
Date and Time Monday 22nd April 2002 10:15am
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 8.3 113 0 7.2 1.06 15.8 17.4 260
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 5
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 150
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 7
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 176 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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