Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Baileys Billabong at Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe. ME_YYR806
Date and Time Friday 19th August 2011 09:55am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 240 6.1 0.1 13 11 29 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall
Flow estimate Not Flowing
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 50
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants cans,packets,plastic,polystyrene
Reagents not available for Dissolved Oxygen and Ammonium tests.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 12
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 4
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 3
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 28 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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