Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek Rowan St Bridge NE_ONE080
Date and Time Tuesday 17th November 2009 08:10am
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 130 7.5 18.4 8
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather conditions were fine and sunny during time of sampling, there has been no rain in the past 24 hours. 10m sample taken, stream velocity slow. 15 min to ID sample as NO bugs were found. Signal 2 score = 1. Only macro found were the Introduced Snails Physidae - 1.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

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