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ME_YLY090 Little Yarra River: immeditaely downstream of Corduroy Road Bridge, suburb?

11 September 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River: immeditaely downstream of Corduroy Road Bridge, suburb? ME_YLY090
Date and Time Wednesday 11th September 2002 13:45pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

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 9.8 80 0.2 7 0 10 21
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 2
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 1
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 60
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 22
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 24
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 123 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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