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ME_YSC020 Scotchman's Creek. Bottom of Valley Reserve immediately East of Regent Street, Mt Waverley

21 January 2018

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Scotchman's Creek. Bottom of Valley Reserve immediately East of Regent Street, Mt Waverley ME_YSC020
Date and Time Sunday 21st January 2018 09:00am
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 0.35 32.05 2.8 330 6.6 0.108 26 22 11
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 1.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width < 2m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,packets

Not much litter.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 50
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 10
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 100
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 50
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 4
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 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: 290 Total score: 41 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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