Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Stoney Creek Site 4 NE_STO008
Date and Time Friday 2nd May 2008 09:15am
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 73.4 90 6.5 0.04 10.4 0
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
100m downstream from National Park. Ex tabacco farming land adjacent to site. Willow removal is occuring downstream of this site. This site is a control site.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 5
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 100
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 6
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 19
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 142 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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