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ME_YTW010 Trin Warren Tamboore Wetlands Outlet, Royal Park

13 November 2008

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Trin Warren Tamboore Wetlands Outlet, Royal Park ME_YTW010
Date and Time Thursday 13th November 2008 11:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units Rain mm rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.02 27 438 6.82 0.072 31 21 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) 3 3
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 40
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 100
Water-striders Water-striders 4 3
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 15
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 24
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 12
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 14
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 30
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 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 21
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 283 Total score: 46 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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