Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Bonnyvale wetlands, stormwater wetland CO_SWA136
Date and Time Thursday 23rd May 2019 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 198 7 13 14 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 30
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 185 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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