Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Kiewa River
Site Wetland, Les Stone Park (Brockley St) NE_WET050
Date and Time Wednesday 21st May 2008 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Mosquito Fish x 30

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 7
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 1
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 2
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 45
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 11
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 80 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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