Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Happy Valley Creek, Rosewhite Site 8 NE_HPV080
Date and Time Monday 25th May 2009 13:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N Nitr mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb FTU Turb NTU
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 10
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 40
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 50
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 30
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 15
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 18
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 221 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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