Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Yackandandah Creek, (Yackandandah PS) NE_YAK045
Date and Time Wednesday 5th December 2007 08:00am
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 90 5.5 0.016 21.4 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Grade 3-6 at Racecourse Road (Yack Creek). Dominant Macro Group was Caddisfly Larve and Back Swimmers - noted more life than last sampling.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 9
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 2 1
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 9
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 8
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 7
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 40 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

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