Waterwatch Data Portal
Yarra River Catchment
ME_YDI833
Site
visits
25-10-2013
Site visit details
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
NTU
Sample
5
370
7.1
0.03
14.1
13
13
Weather
overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 26.5
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Scummy,Other: stained grey
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other
Rubbish: Orange mesh, Plastic pipe, balls
Pit Drain: Dead Blue Tongue lizard!
Rubbish Pit drain: Prima packet, Bottles (lots), balls, scum, polystyrene pieces, fragments of polystyrene
Creatures Waterwatch method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria)
3
7
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
3
6
Hydra (Hydrozoa)
4
4
Leeches (Hirudinea)
3
5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)
4
12
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)
2
1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
1
17
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)
1
2
Total bug score
Total abundance
0 - 35
35+
0 - 200
Poor
Good
200+
Fair
Very good
Total abundance: 54
Total score: 20
Overall rating: Poor
Diary photos
No diary entries recorded for this visit
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