Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Worri Yallock Ck. At Ewan Rd. bridge, Macclesfield ME_YWY050
Date and Time Thursday 4th March 2004 12:45pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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
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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 2
i. Order Notostraca  (shield shrimp, tadpole shrimp) i. Order Notostraca (shield shrimp, tadpole shrimp) 5 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 42
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 24
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 3
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 11
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 93 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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