Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Lake Wellington
Site Wellington Main Drain - Cobains - McNeilly's WG_WEL401
Date and Time Wednesday 12th April 2000 15:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O mg/L EC µS/cm GB Height m pH pH Units rP mg/L P 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
b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) 0 5
Chironomids Chironomids 1 10
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 15
i. Order Notostraca  (shield shrimp, tadpole shrimp) i. Order Notostraca (shield shrimp, tadpole shrimp) 5 5
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) 0 10
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 15
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 5
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 87 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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