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NE_WHC050 Whorouly Creek, Snow Road (Bussells Lane) Bridge west side

19 August 2006

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Whorouly Creek, Snow Road (Bussells Lane) Bridge west side NE_WHC050
Date and Time Saturday 19th August 2006 14:00pm
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 72 8 370 6.5 0 10.5 17
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Water quality ranking was rated degraded to poor. A lot of the weeds have died off due to the frost -previoulsy there have been no invertebrates found at the site and now they seem to have moved to the shady areas.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 3
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 50
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 54 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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