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ME_YED030 Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg
3 February 2019
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 3rd February 2019 09:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | 95.37 | 8 | 590 | 8.3 | 0.09 | 31.5 | 24.1 | 9 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | More than a week ago |
| 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 |
There were a lot of dogs swimming in the waterhole where we normally take the water sample.
The water sample was taken above where the dogs were swimming which is just after a small riffle.
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 10 |
|
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | 1 |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | 2 | |
| c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) | 4 | 2 | |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 3 | 6 | |
|
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 7 |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 1 | 7 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 1 | 25 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 2 | 25 | |
|
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | 1 |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 5 | 6 | |
|
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) | 5 | 3 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 3 | 4 | |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 1 | 25 | |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 1 | 2 | |
| j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) | 2 | 8 | |
|
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) | 1 | 4 |
| m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) | 2 | 8 | |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 4 | 4 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 25 |
| ALT Signal Score | 3.20 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 3.13 | ||
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