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Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Johnstone Creek, Cemetery Road -Talgarno PS NE_JOH097
Date and Time Thursday 7th June 2007 12:00pm
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 7 0.01 8.9 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Water is large flowing pool. High salinity level. Good variety of instream and edge habitat. Reedy areas with pools and edge. Phragmities & cumbungee. Gambusia Spee present x6

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 4
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 2
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 2
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 5
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle) 0 1
q. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Spencerhydrus (Beetle adult) q. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Spencerhydrus (Beetle adult) 0 5
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 10
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 50
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 15
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 10
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 145 Total score: 43 Overall rating: Good

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