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Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy ME_YMR112
Date and Time Sunday 2nd April 2023 14:00pm
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 NTU
Sample 0 86.61 8 740 7.7 0.07 22.1 19.1 16
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,cans,packets

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 30
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 18
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 30
d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) 3 17
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 1
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 5
g. Family Hydrophilidae Genus Hydrophilus  (Ugly Bob) g. Family Hydrophilidae Genus Hydrophilus (Ugly Bob) 2 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 4
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 4 1
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 2 5
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 30
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 6
ALT Signal Score 3.21
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.59

Diary photos

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