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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Baileys Billabong at Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe. ME_YYR806
Date and Time Monday 12th December 2005 03:15am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 2.7 170 6.6 0.51 17 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Extensive bloom visible on 11th. Now cleared/strong NW winds & heat. Pollen on water??

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 28
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 11
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 188
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 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 49
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 16
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 302 Total score: 35 Overall rating: Poor

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