Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Mallee
Site Murray River Psyche Pumps MA_RMU249
Date and Time Tuesday 28th October 2008 00:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
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Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
St Josephs college sample

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 10
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 30
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 50
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 233 Total score: 44 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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