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ME_EBA800 Balcombe Creek at the footbridge as it exits The Briar's Park, Mt Martha

23 June 2014

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Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Balcombe Creek at the footbridge as it exits The Briar's Park, Mt Martha ME_EBA800
Date and Time Monday 23rd June 2014 09:41am
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 45 5 1870 7.3 0 13 10.3 0
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Stained brown
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 Good 31

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 3
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 200
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 236 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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