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Catchment Snowy River
Site Deddick River - Ambyne Settlement EG_DED010
Date and Time Sunday 8th January 2012 14:00pm
Approved Approved

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Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) 3 1
Chironomids Chironomids 1 103
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae  (water slaters) g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters) 0 10
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 2
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 1
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 50
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 500
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 14
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 4
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 696 Total score: 40 Overall rating: Good

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