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ME_YMR112 Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy

7 April 2019

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy ME_YMR112
Date and Time Sunday 7th April 2019 14:00pm
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 NTU
Sample 0 86.35 8 1070 8.1 0.06 26.9 18.9 9
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 N/A
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 5 N/A
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 N/A
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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