Waterwatch Data Portal
Yarra River Catchment
ME_YMR300
Site
visits 31-03-2019
Physical Chemical Tests
Air
° C Turb
NTU
Sample
75
Weather
overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)
4
2
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)
3
1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)
1
3
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)
1
7
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)
2
26
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult)
2
1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)
1
19
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)
1
7
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails)
2
19
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers)
2
3
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles)
1
2
j. Family Naucoridae, Genus Naucoris (creeping water bugs)
2
2
j. Family Psychodidae (moth fly larvae)
3
3
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles)
1
6
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers)
1
5
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman)
2
4
ALT Signal Score
2.44
Weighted ALT Signal Score
2.41
Diary photos
No diary entries recorded for this visit
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