Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Wimmera
Site catchment dam from stormwater runoff in Hopetoun, Cummings St WI_DHQ800
Date and Time Friday 30th March 2007 11:00am
Approved Approved

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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
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Weather
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Litter/Pollutants
macro sample for Hopetoun Pre school :8 species: bugscore 38 rating good abundance damselfly nypmhs, dragon fly nymphs,lots of boatmen, backswimmers, caddisfly larvae,diving beetle larvae, water mites, lots of snails on surface: damsel flies emerging, dragon flies mating

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) 3 1
e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) 3 1
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 1
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 9
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 72
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 86 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

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