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ME_YVA002 Valley Creek. First pool after drain at top of Valley Reserve, Mt Waverley

19 January 2001

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Valley Creek. First pool after drain at top of Valley Reserve, Mt Waverley ME_YVA002
Date and Time Friday 19th January 2001 09:15am
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 8.4 2050 1.19 8 0.244 24 17 26.6
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 20
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 6
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 57 Total score: 8 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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