Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Nerreman Wetland @ Eltham ME_YDI833
Date and Time Friday 25th October 2013 13:15pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ 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 5 370 7.1 0.03 14.1 13 13
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week 26.5
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Scummy,Other: stained grey
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene,other
Rubbish: Orange mesh, Plastic pipe, balls Pit Drain: Dead Blue Tongue lizard! Rubbish Pit drain: Prima packet, Bottles (lots), balls, scum, polystyrene pieces, fragments of polystyrene

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 7
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 6
Hydra (Hydrozoa) Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 4
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 12
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 17
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 54 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

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