Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Werribee River
Site Truganina Park - HD Graham Reserve ME_WTR400
Date and Time Thursday 4th October 2018 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample
Weather overcast
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

This is a stormwater wetlands with no flow due to no recent rain.  No litter as there is a pollutabt trap at the entry point.

Habitat

<p>Steep slope to water.</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 N/A N/A Good 8 17

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 4
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 3
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 2
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 5 1
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 10
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 2 10
ALT Signal Score 2.50
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.27

Diary photos

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