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NE_BAR045 Barwidgee Creek, DePiazza Lane, Mudgegonga LCG Site 4

14 September 2009

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Barwidgee Creek, DePiazza Lane, Mudgegonga LCG Site 4 NE_BAR045
Date and Time Monday 14th September 2009 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N 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
10m sample length. 90 minute sorting time. Water velocity was slow. Bugs that couldn't be recorded in database: Lace Wing Larvae 15 Water Beetle 20

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 50
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 20
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 5
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 15
p. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Hyderodes (Beetle adult) p. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Hyderodes (Beetle adult) 0 10
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 10
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 2
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 50
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 50
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 50
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 280 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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