Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030
Date and Time Sunday 7th October 2018 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0.08 71.1498 7 1050 8.7 0.03 23.3 16 9
Weather sunny
Last rainfall
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 15
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 6 1
b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) 4 2
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 15
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 10
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 2
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 30
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 5 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 21
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 15
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 1 1
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 1
l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) 2 6
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 3
ALT Signal Score 3.43
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.06

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