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ME_YMR135 Merri Creek @ Tate Reserve under the footbridge, Coburg

5 April 2006

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 1
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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek @ Tate Reserve under the footbridge, Coburg ME_YMR135
Date and Time Wednesday 5th April 2006 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 1050 6.8 19 15 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 18
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 4
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 8
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 11
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 30
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 15
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 107 Total score: 35 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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