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NE_IND030 Indigo Creek, Pooleys Rd (Middle Indigo PS)

24 September 2002

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Indigo Creek, Pooleys Rd (Middle Indigo PS) NE_IND030
Date and Time Tuesday 24th September 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 80 330 6 0.015 13.2 0
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 30
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 50
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 16
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 60
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 13
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 16
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 9
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 253 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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