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ME_YGR031 Gardiners Ck -Blacks Walk Reserve

17 January 2001

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Gardiners Ck -Blacks Walk Reserve ME_YGR031
Date and Time Wednesday 17th January 2001 14:20pm
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 Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 8 900 0.44 7.6 0.163 12 33
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
10 Mosquito Fish

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 20
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 0 4
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 20
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 20
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 132 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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