Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Reedys Billabong, Wilsons Reserve, Ivanhoe - North (as of 2007, current site) ME_YYR804
Date and Time Sunday 18th March 2007 09:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N 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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.04 450 6.8 0.63 13 15.2 23
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 6
Flow estimate DRY: No continuous flow in channel and no pools
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 23
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 73
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 8
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 128 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

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