Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek, approx 200 metres downstream Lorne Street, Fawkner ME_YMR160
Date and Time Sunday 8th October 2017 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm pH pH Units Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather windy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Waterbug census sampling

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 N/A
b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) 4 N/A
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 N/A
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 N/A
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 N/A
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae  (water slaters) g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters) 3 N/A
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 N/A
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 1 N/A
l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) 1 N/A
o. Family Chironomidae, Genus Symbiocladius (backpack midge) o. Family Chironomidae, Genus Symbiocladius (backpack midge) 8 N/A
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

Creative Commons CC BY
All content, files, data and images provided by the Waterwatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License

Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute Waterwatch and www.vic.waterwatch.org.au