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Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Lower Stoney Creek Dam CO_STO008
Date and Time Sunday 13th November 2011 11:40am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 79 6.8 300 7 0.026 22.1 21.9 8.05
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Aquatic macroinvertebrates also surveyed

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 2
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 20
Water-striders Water-striders 4 10
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 22
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 0 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 197 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

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