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ME_YGR047 Gardiners Creek next to Deakin Uni BBQ site

18 January 2001

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Gardiners Creek next to Deakin Uni BBQ site ME_YGR047
Date and Time Thursday 18th January 2001 13:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 6.4 870 0.44 7.6 0.143 10 52
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
6 Mosquito Fish

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 2
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 0 5
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 2
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 3
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 20
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 62 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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