Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Mullum Mullum opposite walkway on Ashcombe Dve. Ringwood ME_YML010
Date and Time Tuesday 27th April 2004 11:00am
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 FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 50
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 11
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 43
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 11
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 143 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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