Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Darebin Creek, behind Porshe and Lancia Courts, Epping ME_YDA090
Date and Time Thursday 10th March 2011 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 4 450 7.7 0.14 17.8 20.1 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate Permanent
Water Appearance Clear,Smelly,Foamy/frothy,Other: little smelly; frothy and blackish
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 5
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 4
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 7
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 57
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 35
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 0 8
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 143 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

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