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ME_YDI833 Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

29 July 2011

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Friday 29th July 2011 13:30pm
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 NTU
Sample 0.02 10 250 7.2 0.025 16.1 12.7 15
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 25.5
Flow estimate Rapid
Water Appearance Other: greenish opaque
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,clothing,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene
Litter: 25 tennis balls, 2 glass bottles, similar to last month. What has changed since last time you monitored: faster flow, but had slow down when returned to site in late afternoon (4.30). What stands out about the site today: rubbish and plant debris. Fauna obs: rainbow lorikeets, mudlarks,black ducks,wood ducks, sulphur crested cockatoos, galahs, kookaburra, and buff-banded rail seen again in cumbungi area 24/7/2011/

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 100
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 18
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 124 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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