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WG_RBW242 Rainbow Creek - Cowwarr Town

13 May 2003

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Thomson River
Site Rainbow Creek - Cowwarr Town WG_RBW242
Date and Time Tuesday 13th May 2003 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

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

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 15
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) 0 8
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 60
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 8
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 8
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 120 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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