Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Valley Creek, Mt Waverley, east of Regent Street, near the confluence of Scotchman's Creek ME_YVA100
Date and Time Sunday 25th January 2015 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0.02 35 3.5 320 6.6 0.072 18 13.5 37
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,packets,paper,plastic

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 50
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 50
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 30
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 206 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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