Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Deep Creek, Tarrawingee (Rosewarn) NE_DEE080
Date and Time Saturday 3rd October 2009 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 5 5.5 0 12.9 7
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Creek full and flowing rapidly after several months of being dry. Vegetation matter but no macroinvertebrates found in sample. Very fast flowing high leve as a result of recent rains. Deep creek running for first time in about 20months. Weather conditions were cloudy and overcast during time of sampling. Flowing with large sediment suspended. There has been rain in the past 24 hours (5 mls). Unable to measure EC.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

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