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ME_YGR045 Gardiners Creek - Off Station St next to bowling club

6 March 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Gardiners Creek - Off Station St next to bowling club ME_YGR045
Date and Time Wednesday 6th March 2002 11:45am
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 3 440 0.09 7.4 0.055 30.8 22.7 24
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 35
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 15
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 179 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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