Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Coor Creek, Typo Station 3 NE_COR005
Date and Time Monday 15th December 2008 14:40pm
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 58.3 50 7 0.03 14.5 28
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather conditions where fine and sunny during time of sampling. Was rain over the past weekend. Water was found to be siltier than when previously monitored. Stem injection started on the 17/12/2008. Water turbidity was high due to algae filaments. 1 Galaxia found (fish)

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 15
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 31 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

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