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ME_YMR112 Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy

4 January 2015

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy ME_YMR112
Date and Time Sunday 4th January 2015 14:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % 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 0 75 6 1030 7.8 0.15 24 25.5 9
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 25
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 7
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 6
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 2
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 100
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 25
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 2
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 100
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 25
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 4
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 4 4
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 2
l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) l. Family Dytiscidae, (swimming water tigers) 2 2
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 25
m. Family Syrphidae (rat tailed maggot) 2 1
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 100
ALT Signal Score 2.89
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.28

Diary photos

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