Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Damper Ck -Bottom of D Rsve -3 Pools up from Drain ME_YDP030
Date and Time Monday 21st May 2001 15:00pm
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 5.9 380 0.38 7 0.068 9 17
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
1 Mosquito Fish

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 8
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 10
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 6
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 0 3
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 41 Total score: 8 Overall rating: Poor

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