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Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Fifteeen Mile Creek, Greta Valley NE_FIF030
Date and Time Tuesday 15th August 2006 14:50pm
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 110 12 50 6 0.01 10.9 0
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Oxygen diluted & times by 2. Water flowing fast, clear. Thick layer of reddish silt on creek bed. Collecting at pool just below rapids

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 4
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 50
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 2
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 1
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle) 0 5
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 30
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 40
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 25
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 191 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

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