Waterwatch Data Portal

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

what has changed since last time you monitored? higher temp, less turbid, higher conductivity, lower ammonium what stands out about the site today? some weeds have been sprayed, debris still blocking one tunnel other observations: pobblebonk frog calling. dead tadpoles in sample, pacific black ducks, kookaburra, mudlarks, dragonflies in flight, wood ducks, corellas, rainbow lorikeets, large no. of snails, chestnut teal, bronzewings, hydras with buds

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	0	N/A
	d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult)	2	N/A
	Freshwater shrimp	5	N/A
	Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	N/A
	Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	N/A
	Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	N/A
	Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera)	3	N/A
	Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	N/A
	Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	N/A
	Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)	0	N/A
	Freshwater slater (Isopoda)	5	N/A
	Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera)	6	N/A
	Water mites (Acarina)	5	N/A
	Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)	5	N/A
	Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	N/A
	Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	N/A
	Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	N/A
	Hydra (Hydrozoa)	4	N/A
	Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	N/A
	Roundworms (Nematoda)	3	N/A
	Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	N/A
	True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	N/A
	Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	N/A
	Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	N/A
	Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	0	N/A
	Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	N/A

	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

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