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Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Bethanga Creek, Bethanga PS NE_BET050
Date and Time Friday 2nd November 2001 09:45am
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 50 449 7 0.115 12.7 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 1
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 12
f. Family Hygrobiidae, Genus Hygrobia (screech beetle adults) f. Family Hygrobiidae, Genus Hygrobia (screech beetle adults) 0 3
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 12
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 4
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 33
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 292 Total score: 53 Overall rating: Good

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