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ME_YFM005 Five Mile Creek

26 February 2007

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

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Five Mile Creek ME_YFM005
Date and Time Monday 26th February 2007 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.02 300 7 0.08 28.8 26.1 15
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Other: cloudy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 8
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 15
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 8
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 25
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 89 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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