Site Visit #262079 26-04-2013 | ME_YDA400: Darebin Creek, stream restoration site, Barling Reserve, d/s Plenty Road, Reservoir. Sample taken approx 100 metres south (d/s) of the drain.

Site visit details

Catchment	Yarra River
Site	Darebin Creek, stream restoration site, Barling Reserve, d/s Plenty Road, Reservoir. Sample taken approx 100 metres south (d/s) of the drain. ME_YDA400
Date and Time	Friday 26th April 2013 12:00pm
Approved	Approved

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	N/A
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	N/A
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera)	5	1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	N/A
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	N/A
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)	5	N/A
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)	5	N/A
Freshwater slater (Isopoda)	5	8
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera)	6	N/A
Water mites (Acarina)	5	2
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)	5	N/A
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)	3	1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	N/A
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	N/A
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	300
Hydra (Hydrozoa)	4	N/A
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	N/A
Roundworms (Nematoda)	3	N/A
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	N/A
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	3
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	N/A
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)	2	40
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	N/A
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	N/A

Total abundance: 475 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

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