Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Cowies Creek @ Peacock Avenue, Norlane West CO_COW020
Date and Time Friday 20th August 2010 12:30pm
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 68 7.4 690 7.4 0.07 12.7 10.6 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
sunny, cloudy, very windy, rained 2mm last 24 hours, most of the rain 1 week ago. slow flow, clear, almost at normal depth 1 to 2 m, average 4 m wide. Trickling clear water from drain, paper, packets, plastic, shopping trolley pH strip 7.5 (green square) Reactive Phosphorus - between 0.06 and 0.08 coloured circles.

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

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