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ME_YWE009 Westbreen Creek

21 October 2010

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 1
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Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Westbreen Creek ME_YWE009
Date and Time Thursday 21st October 2010 11:00am
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 NTU
Sample 330 7.4 0.2 22.2 16.5 7
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 15
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 6
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 11
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 44
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 47
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 30
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 16
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 177 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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