Waterwatch Data Portal

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

In the pit drain:  4 balls and at least 14 plastic bottles.

The foam was at the bottom of the dam wall, not upstream.

There had been a heavy downpour 6/7/8 November, 49mm.  Creekside vegetation flattened, bank undercut in some places, silt deposited in other places, extra rubbish left in dam wall crevices --- all indicating higher water level and faster flow.

Large area covered by Creeping Buttercup in flower.

Two turtles spotted swimming, upstream from the dam wall.

There is a record of a Platypus in the creek, opposite Coolabindi Close --- seen by a local artist.

BIRDS:    Kookaburra,  Rainbow Lorikeets,  Moorhens,  Mudlarks,  Magpies,  Noisy Miners.  There was a line of Wood Ducks at the top of the dam wall, then later, a line of Pacific Black Ducks, with one concerned about a tiny duckling in the water at the bottom of the wall.  Chestnut Teal were seen earlier in the week.

Good News, we saw a small bird again at our monitoring site, but it flew too quickly for us to identify it. 

 

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)	1	25
	e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)	1	4
	e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms)	1	12
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	1	22
	h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)	1	3
	j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers)	2	4
ALT Signal Score		2.50
Weighted ALT Signal Score		2.20

Diary photos