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NE_HOD020 Hodgsons Creek, Tarrawingee

4 March 2002

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Hodgsons Creek, Tarrawingee NE_HOD020
Date and Time Monday 4th March 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 80 500 6.5 0.045 18 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 6
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 2
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 8
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 30
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 40
Water-striders Water-striders 4 12
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 18
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 4
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 22
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 4
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 148 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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