Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Happy Valley Creek, Carrolls Road Site 7 NE_HPV070
Date and Time Friday 21st May 2010 13:45pm
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 NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
10m edge sample. Edge and backwater sampled. 100m for sample to be sorted. Stream velocity was slow. Baetidae 30+, Leptoceridae 20, Calcodiae 3, Coenagrionidae 10, Cordulephydiae 2, Lymnaeidae 4, Physidae 10, Atyidae 20, Simuliidae 30+, Ceratopogonidae 10, Chironomidae 15, Corixidae 50+, Turbellaria 2. River couch, Umbrella Sedge, Gramineae and Cyperaceae present at site.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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