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ME_YDI833 Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham

14 May 2016

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Saturday 14th May 2016 09:30am
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 NTU
Sample 3 15.5 15 30
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 15.2
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Muddy,Scummy,Foamy/frothy,Other: fine debris on surface.
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other
Just a small amount of foam and scum below the dam wall. Bubbles on the surface at the monitoring site upstream from the dam. There is a tree branch blocking one of the tunnels. Other litter: balls. Litter in the pit drain: polystyrene balls, plastic bottles, balls, plastic box. Still there: Weed trees growing in the creek, Rubbish on the dam ledges, Rubbish along the creek and the bits of concrete. (We shall try to remove some of this). Birds: Magpies, Rainbow Lorikeets, Chestnut Teal, Crested Pigeons, Spotted Doves, King Parrots, Noisy Miners.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 8
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 6
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 51 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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