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Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy ME_YMR112
Date and Time Sunday 6th November 2016 14:00pm
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 pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 98.92 9 1110 8.5 0.1 21.2 19.8 42
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 14
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 6
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 20
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 2
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 20
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 21
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 2
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 2
f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) 4 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 80
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 2 1
l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) 2 2
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 1
m. Family Syrphidae (rat tailed maggot) 2 13
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 10
ALT Signal Score 2.81
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.92

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