Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Baileys Billabong at Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe. ME_YYR806
Date and Time Sunday 14th October 2007 13:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 21
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 22
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Hydra (Hydrozoa) Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 52
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 18
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 148 Total score: 43 Overall rating: Good

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