Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Blackburn Lake at Heron Point opposite Naughton Gve Blackburn ME_YGR023
Date and Time Sunday 5th February 2017 11:00am
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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0 83.08 6.9 160 7.8 0.003 27 24.7 27
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Breezy, wind rising. Change coming

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 11
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 113 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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