Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Barham River @ Killala Rd, outside Apollo Bay CO_BHR065
Date and Time Wednesday 5th April 2006 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Edge sample taken on an extremely rainy afternoon with community members. Not all animals verified.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 70
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 30
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 123 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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