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NE_FOS010 Fosters Lake, Glenrowan PS
8 November 2006
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Ovens River |
|---|---|
| Site | Fosters Lake, Glenrowan PS NE_FOS010 |
| Date and Time | Wednesday 8th November 2006 10:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 45 | 4 | 200 | 6 | 18 | 35 |
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | |
| Flow estimate | |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
lake not full, alage present. Plenty of birds and instream vegetation and snags. Do diluted 1:5
Creatures Waterwatch method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) | 0 | 25 |
| h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) | 0 | 25 | |
|
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) | 4 | 1 |
|
Water-boatmen | 4 | 80 |
|
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) | 7 | 6 |
|
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) | 7 | 5 |
|
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) | 6 | 10 |
|
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) | 6 | 4 |
|
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) | 5 | 20 |
|
Water mites (Acarina) | 5 | 100 |
|
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) | 4 | 8 |
| Flatworms (Turbellaria) | 3 | 45 | |
|
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) | 4 | 60 |
|
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) | 2 | 1 |
|
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) | 0 | 3 |
|
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) | 1 | 35 |
| Total bug score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
| 0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
| 200+ | Fair | Very good |
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