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ME_YED030 Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg
5 April 2024
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Overview
| Catchment | Yarra River |
|---|---|
| Site | Edgars Creek at the Waterfall, Ronald St, Coburg ME_YED030 |
| Date and Time | Friday 5th April 2024 09:45am |
| 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 | 0.04 | 71.3 | 7 | 380 | 7.6 | 0.07 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 30 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 45.00 |
| Flow estimate | BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected |
| Water Appearance | Muddy |
| Stream depth | 51cm - 99cm |
| Stream width | > 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) | 6 | 20 |
|
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | 1 |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 3 | 5 | |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 1 | 3 | |
|
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) | 1 | 3 |
|
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 3 |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 2 | 5 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 4 | 5 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 1 | 30 | |
|
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | 6 |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 4 | 10 | |
|
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) | 5 | 1 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 4 | 100 | |
|
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) | 2 | 3 |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 2 | 25 | |
| h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) | 1 | 2 | |
| i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) | 4 | 1 | |
|
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) | 1 | 2 |
| m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) | 3 | 6 | |
|
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) | 6 | 2 |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 3 | 12 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 3 |
| ALT Signal Score | 3.23 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 3.07 | ||
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