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ME_YWY020 Woori Yallock Creek at Butterfield Reserve, Emerald

23 April 2002

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Woori Yallock Creek at Butterfield Reserve, Emerald ME_YWY020
Date and Time Tuesday 23rd April 2002 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N 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 8.5 130 0.47 7.1 0.12 16.5 15 15
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 1
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 25
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 15
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 10
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
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: 57 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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