Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Malcolm Creek @ Hanson Rd, Craigeburn ME_YMA 005
Date and Time Sunday 22nd April 2018 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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 NTU
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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) 1 1
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 3
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 100
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 4
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 5
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 2 1
l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) 4 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 1
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 12
ALT Signal Score 2.27
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.52

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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