Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool R West Branch @ Elaine Egerton Rd CO_MOW080
Date and Time Monday 6th July 2009 16:30pm
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 7.5 1160 7.5 10.1 8.7 0.036 300
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather was overcast Received 8mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours Estimated flow was a slow trickle Water appearance was milky mabey muddy and had a foamy froth also had a yellow colour and was the worst that the sampler has ever seen it Depth indicator was 0 to 50cm Turbidity was high and thus was hard to test for Phosphuros Also used pH strips as pH meter was not working

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

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