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ME_YKB900 Kew Billabong, Willsmere Park. Off Kilby Rd, Kew East.

28 August 2004

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Kew Billabong, Willsmere Park. Off Kilby Rd, Kew East. ME_YKB900
Date and Time Saturday 28th August 2004 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N rP mg/L P Turb NTU
Sample 4.6 160 0 0.02 32
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 50
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 13
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 154
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 21
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 6
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 6
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 268 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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