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ME_YDA290 Darebin Creek at Greenhills Rd, Bundoora
13 August 2011
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Overview
Catchment | Yarra River |
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Site | Darebin Creek at Greenhills Rd, Bundoora ME_YDA290 |
Date and Time | Saturday 13th August 2011 09:00am |
Approved | Approved |
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 | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb FTU | Turb NTU | |
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Sample | 8 | 1480 | 0.01 | 7.5 | 0.06 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
Weather | overcast |
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Last rainfall | During the last week 14 |
Flow estimate | Moderate |
Water Appearance | Clear |
Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
Stream width | 2m - 5m |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants |
Water level was 16cm below my reference point, which is 3cm higher than when last measured. At Mill Park I have had 4mm of rain in the last 3 days, 14mm in the last 7 days.
Creatures Waterwatch method
Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) | 7 | 50 | |
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) | 6 | 1 | |
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) | 4 | 2 | |
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) | 3 | 30 | |
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) | 4 | 100 |
Total bug score | ||
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Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
200+ | Fair | Very good |
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