Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek Rowan St Bridge NE_ONE080
Date and Time Friday 9th October 2009 08:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 50.6 70 7 0.08 10.4 18
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather was fine and sunny during time of sampling. Parrots feather was starting to reappear at this site. There was flow at this site, but water level was starting to recede. The introduced snail was quite dominant throughout this site.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 52 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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