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ME_YFM005 Five Mile Creek

14 August 2006

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

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Five Mile Creek ME_YFM005
Date and Time Monday 14th August 2006 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 1140 8.4 0.04 17 13 20
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Other: cloudy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 10
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 138 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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