Darebin Lower Waterwatch Group

Some analysis

Data since 2009

Melbourne Water Results from 27 May 2010

Date

05/08/11

Map from Preston- An Illustrated History By Carrol and Rule. Three Basalt quarries between Bell St and Dundus St, and Sand Pit near the Plenty Rd bridge. Excerpt from 1963 Ringwood Geology Map, showing Quarries near Bell St and Dundas St as well as at Darebin Parklands Excerpt from 1945 Melbourne photomap, showing quarry near Bell St Excerpt from 1963 Yan Yean Geology Map       Excerpt from 1945 Melbourne photomap, showing sandpit near Plenty Rd

Date

26/03/11

caddis-fly (Tricoptera- Ecnomidae?) caddis-fly (Ecnomidae?) Slender water scorpion/Needle Bug (Hemiptera - Nepidae - Ranatra) Yabby (Decapoda - Parastacidae)   Leech (Hirudinea) Soldier-fly larva? (Diptera - Stratiomyidae)

Date

20/11/10

Seepage site 1 Seepage site 2 Team at work

Date

30/10/10

Tiger Snake

Date

18/09/2010

Damselfly nymph (Lestidae or Coenogrionidae Seepage site 1 Seepage site 2 Green filamentous algae on the floor of the open channel       Green filamentous algae

Date

10/04/2010

Dragonfly larva (Aeshnidae) Dragonfly larva (Spider Mud Eye) Backswimmer (Hemiptera- Notonectidae) False spider crab (Decapoda- Hymenosomatidae) Damselfly larva Damselfly larva without tail Glass shrimp (Decapoda- Atyidae) Caddisfly larva (Leptoceridae - Triplectides? or Notalina? Oriental weatherloach Oriental weatherloach ammonium tests for main drain tunnel (left) and seepage site in open drain (right)

Date

20/03/2010

Water Dragon Leaf curler spider Manohar sampling Bell St Main Drain open section Seepage site 1 - Seepage site 2 Dead moth in sludge Moth fell into the sludge Approaching the tunnel Morning Glory (Ipomoea)     Tunnel entrance, morning glory above, blackberry on right, fennel and boxthorn on left Results of Ammonium, DO and Phosphate tests, Downstream, Outlet and Upstream from left to right.