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ME_YGR023 Blackburn Lake at Heron Point opposite Naughton Gve Blackburn
8 January 2017
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Overview
Catchment | Yarra River |
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Site | Blackburn Lake at Heron Point opposite Naughton Gve Blackburn ME_YGR023 |
Date and Time | Sunday 8th January 2017 11:00am |
Approved | Approved |
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 FTU | Turb NTU | |
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Sample | 0.04 | 63.79 | 5 | 170 | 7.2 | 0.01 | 36.1 | 27.9 | 35 |
Weather | windy |
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Last rainfall | More than a week ago |
Flow estimate | |
Water Appearance | |
Stream depth | 1m - 2m |
Stream width | |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants | plastic,other: leaf debris |
SB, EB, JS
Swallows skimming, dragonflies
La Motte DO unreliable, don't use
Creatures Waterwatch method
Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) | 6 | 1 | |
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) | 5 | 3 | |
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) | 4 | 50 |
Total bug score | ||
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Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
200+ | Fair | Very good |
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