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NE_HPV070 Happy Valley Creek, Carrolls Road Site 7

16 November 2009

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Happy Valley Creek, Carrolls Road Site 7 NE_HPV070
Date and Time Monday 16th November 2009 07:30am
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 Nitr mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
10m sample length. 180 minutes to sort and id sample. Stream velocity was moderate. Stoneyfly Gripopterygidae 50+, Mayfly Ephemeroptera 50+, Caddisfly Helicophidae 10 Philorheithridae 30 & Hyoptilidae 10, Scavenger Beetle Hydrophilidae 10, Introduced Snail Physidae 50+, Blackfly Larve Simuliidae 50+, Solider Fly Larve Stratiomyidae 10, Non Biting Midge Larvae 50+, Mosquitoes Culicidae 50+, Flatworm Turbellaria 10. Duck weed (Lemnaceae) Umbrella Sedge (Cyperaceae)

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 10
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 50
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 50
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 50
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 50
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 370 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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