Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site MPVA05 - Dunns Creek ME_EDN750
Date and Time Tuesday 10th August 2010 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Huge water flows have occurred over last few weeks. 70 mm rain this month.

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 6 800 6.7 0 8.4 9.2 12
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate Moderate
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
no litter depth as usual. "dam' tested by Roger Stuart-Andrews

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 3
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 15
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 150
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 25
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 0 40
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 60
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 30
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 3
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
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 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 363 Total score: 42 Overall rating: Good

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