Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Wetland adjacent to Lake Boort NC_LBO002
Date and Time Wednesday 10th October 2007 14:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 20
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 20
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 10
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 242 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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