Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Betka River
Site Davis Creek - Betka Road Bridge EG_DAV070
Date and Time Monday 22nd August 2005 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 10
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 176 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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