Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Bendigo Creek - Bendigo Tennyson Rd crossing, Huntly NC_BGO070
Date and Time Thursday 2nd November 2006 09:00am
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
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
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Litter/Pollutants
This was taken by Jennelle and brought to Welton School.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 10
Chironomids Chironomids 1 100
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 278 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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