Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Glen Waverley Main Drain. Behind 5/6 Crosby Drive, Glen Waverley ME_YSC012
Date and Time Sunday 19th November 2017 09:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % 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 0.06 94.06 8.9 190 6.7 0.062 22 18 13
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 40.00
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width < 2m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,clothing,packets,polystyrene

Large amount of litter.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 7
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 8
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 54 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

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