Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Mallee
Site Ducks Foot Lagoon - Site 5 MA_WDF670
Date and Time Sunday 23rd July 2017 08:56am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 18 6.8 0.03 11.2 40
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Muddy,Milky
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 20
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 35
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 62 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

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