Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek (Wangaratta West PS) NE_ONE050
Date and Time Monday 25th June 2007 13:30pm
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 40.2 150 6.8 0.06 7.6 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
DO meter used. Slow darker water in deep pool- slow flow. Good reeds and grasses- no riffles.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 3
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 12
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 26 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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