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ME_YED030 Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg
8 January 2017
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 8th January 2017 09:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| N mg/L NH4+ | D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 0 | 61.81 | 5 | 1040 | 8.1 | 0.03 | 32 | 26 | 9 |
| Weather | cloudy |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week |
| Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
| Water Appearance | Clear |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
There had been floods on 29/12/2015
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 25 |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | 21 | |
| c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) | 4 | 2 | |
|
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 1 |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 2 | 8 | |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 3 | 21 | |
|
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) | 1 | 2 |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 4 | 4 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 15 |
| ALT Signal Score | 3.33 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 3.89 | ||
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