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WI_WIM827 Wimmera River at Spear's Crossing, Antwerp

19 October 1999

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Wimmera
Site Wimmera River at Spear's Crossing, Antwerp WI_WIM827
Date and Time Tuesday 19th October 1999 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm Hard mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
macroinvertebrate tolerance ranking medium 17 species, not all listed on db: 3 caddisfly larvae, 1 damselfly nymph, 1 water mite, 1 shrimp, 2 water bugs, 4 beetles ( screech, diving, and tiger), 1 flat worm, 4 chironomids, 1 mosuqito, 1 water strider, this was 1 month after 1 meter depth of water came over this site.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 4
Chironomids Chironomids 1 4
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 1
Water-striders Water-striders 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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