Site Visit #2325564 06-10-2019 | ME_YMR112: Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy

Site visit details

Catchment	Yarra River
Site	Merri Creek, u/s of St Georges Rd Bridge, North Fitzroy ME_YMR112
Date and Time	Sunday 6th October 2019 14:00pm
Approved	Approved

	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		0.04	86.52	8	1070			8.6	0.07	26.5	19	9

Weather	overcast
Last rainfall	During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate	MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance	Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis)	6	N/A
	b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph)	7	N/A
	c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells)	5	N/A
	c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)	1	N/A
	c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches)	1	N/A
	d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)	2	N/A
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	1	N/A
	e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms)	1	N/A
	f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye)	4	N/A
	g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)	4	N/A
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	2	N/A
	h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)	3	N/A
	j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles)	1	N/A
	m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman)	3	N/A
	t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis)	6	N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

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