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ME_YGC100 Grace Burn at the Wallace Parade bridge, Healesville

15 October 2016

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Grace Burn at the Wallace Parade bridge, Healesville ME_YGC100
Date and Time Saturday 15th October 2016 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
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Weather
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Water Appearance
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Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 200
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 200
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 50
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 485 Total score: 46 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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