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NE_BLD020 Black Dog Creek, Chiltern PS

16 February 2006

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Black Dog Creek, Chiltern PS NE_BLD020
Date and Time Thursday 16th February 2006 15:50pm
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 4 560 7 0.1 26.4 22.5
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Water is stagnant and cut off from below creek therefore is a pool of water at regular site. Thick layer of oil or other surface deposit. The creekbed at higher level between two ponds a site and is cutting the creek off in sections, very low.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 250
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 15
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 275 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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