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WG_FSC001 Fish Creek, where it crosses Meeniyan- Fish Creek Rd, GC

2 September 1999

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

Overview

Catchment South Gippsland
Site Fish Creek, where it crosses Meeniyan- Fish Creek Rd, GC WG_FSC001
Date and Time Thursday 2nd September 1999 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 550 7.2 0.06 0.11 2
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) 5 15
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 7
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 5
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1000
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1048 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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