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ME_YLY080 Little Yarra River: immediately downstream of Warburton Highway bridge, suburb?

19 March 2002

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River: immediately downstream of Warburton Highway bridge, suburb? ME_YLY080
Date and Time Tuesday 19th March 2002 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 80 0.2 6.7 0.009 22.2 17.5 22
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 40
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 3
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 270
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 150
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 3
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 479 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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