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Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek (Luke) NE_ONE055
Date and Time Tuesday 17th November 2009 09:00am
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 P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 110 7.3 19.3 14
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather conditions were fine and sunny during sampling and over the past 24 hours. Creek was starting to pool. 8-10m sample taken, stream velocity was quite slow. 30min ID time. Signal 2 score = Backswimmer Notonectidae 3, Small Water Strider Veliidae 1, Damselfly Coenagrionidae 1, Flatworm Turbellaria 1, Leech Glossiphoniidae 2, Bloodworm Chironomidae 5, Snail Lymnaeidae 1, Snail Physidae 4.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) 3 1
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 5
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 3
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 8 Overall rating: Poor

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