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ME_YED070 Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir

7 February 2015

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 1
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Yarra River
Site Edgars Creek, upstream of Edwardes Lake, next to Reservoir Scout Hall, Leamington Street, Reservoir ME_YED070
Date and Time Saturday 7th February 2015 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Hi Jane, I am travelling overseas for three weeks from Thursday 19th March. Will see you when I get back. Regards Julie

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 P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 0 4 0 0 0.22 21.1 23.3 9
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear,Smelly
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,cans,clothing,packets,paper,plastic,polystyrene
Hi Jane, We could not do the pH or Conductivity as we could not find our meters. The last time we used them was with you when we did the shadow test. Did they by any chance end up in your kit? Kindest regards Julie

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 22

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 12
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 32
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 25
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 6
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
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: 107 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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