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

26 January 2007

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Whorouly Creek, Snow Road (Bussells Lane) Bridge west side NE_WHC050
Date and Time Friday 26th January 2007 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 440 6.5 0.015 17.9 35
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
The water was muddy and contained microscopic organise particles

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 1
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 20
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 5
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 150
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 150
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: 336 Total score: 7 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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