Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Apex Park Lake - Kangaroo Flat NC_LAP001
Date and Time Friday 26th May 2006 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
in conjuntion with Kangaroo Flat SC

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 70
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 6
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
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: 105 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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