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CO_COW020 Cowies Creek @ Peacock Avenue, Norlane West

24 December 2008

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Cowies Creek @ Peacock Avenue, Norlane West CO_COW020
Date and Time Wednesday 24th December 2008 12:15pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 65 5.5 1350 7.5 0.11 23.7 21.8 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Observations: Sunny, rained more than a week ago (50.0 mm) clear water appearance with green-brown algae bits. Stream not flowing (was flowing 4 days ago). Average stream width 4 m. No sign of water flowing from drain. Litter: packets, plastic, polystyrene, new trolley gone, old (deep) still there from four months ago. Saw 30 cm orange and white goldfish. Many small fish of the one species. Greater egret (heron) there last week.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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