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ME_YLY070 Little Yarra River: Immediately upstream of bridge at Caulfied Grammar School, suburb?

10 December 2002

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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Little Yarra River: Immediately upstream of bridge at Caulfied Grammar School, suburb? ME_YLY070
Date and Time Tuesday 10th December 2002 14:00pm
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 7.1 90 0.26 6.6 0 20 26
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 16
Chironomids Chironomids 1 5
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 5
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 38
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 11
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 103 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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