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NE_ONE065 One Mile Creek, Wareena Park Wetlands (Witte)

17 November 2009

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek, Wareena Park Wetlands (Witte) NE_ONE065
Date and Time Tuesday 17th November 2009 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

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 110 7.1 0.26 20.4 8
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
There has been no rain over the past 24 hours. Hot weather. All equipment was calibrated on the 17.11.2009. 10m sample length. Velocity slow. 30min to id. Signal Score 2.4 Predacious diving beetle Dytiscidae 2, Marsh beetle Scirtidae 2, Water Treader Mesoveliidae 10, Small Water Strider Veliidae 5, Water Strider Gerridae 3, Flatworm Turbellaria 5, Leech Glossiphoniidae 6, Bloodworm Chironomidae 10, Water Spider Tetragnathidae 1, Water Mite Hydracarina 1, Mosquito Culicidae 1.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 3
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters) g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters) 0 1
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 10
Water-striders Water-striders 4 3
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 6
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: 32 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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