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ME_YVA100 Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek

19 January 2014

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek ME_YVA100
Date and Time Sunday 19th January 2014 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 13 1.2 1490 7 0 18 17.5 40
Weather overcast
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic
Very little litterThe creek is not flowing. The sample was taken from a pool and diluted 50:1. A similar result was obtained in Jan 2013, but on that occasion the sample was not diluted and the max indication of the test kit was recorded.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 76 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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