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NE_MUR050 Murray River, (Wahagunyah PS)

23 March 2001

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Murray River, (Wahagunyah PS) NE_MUR050
Date and Time Friday 23rd March 2001 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 70 57 5.5 0.03 21.4 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Bank vegetation poor. Many native present but also several willows. Water use is recreation, industrial, agricultural and domestic.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 10
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 12
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 28 Total score: 10 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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