Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Lake Corangamite
Site Sacresdale at old bridge CO_WDY080
Date and Time Thursday 27th April 2006 00:00am
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 Turb NTU
Sample 8 2390 0.03 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Nitrite 0 Nitrate 10 Macros are excellent 20+ mayfly 1 dragonfly 10 caddisfly 30 scuds 3 water boatmen 50+ mites 1 snail

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 3
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 30
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 115 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

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