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ME_YSA555 Salt Creek, Rosanna Parklands (Northern Footbridge).

14 June 2011

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Salt Creek, Rosanna Parklands (Northern Footbridge). ME_YSA555
Date and Time Tuesday 14th June 2011 13:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.01 240 7.6 0.01 13.7 14 80
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 16.5
Flow estimate Rapid
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Creek is higher than last sampled and so is salinity. High rainfall in last week, water very muddy with a clay base.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 100
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 118 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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