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ME_YBS015 Bushy Creek - pool at rock crossing. Just after end of concrete channel.

13 February 2000

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Bushy Creek - pool at rock crossing. Just after end of concrete channel. ME_YBS015
Date and Time Sunday 13th February 2000 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N 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 5.6 0 7 23 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 100
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 204 Total score: 4 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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