Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Cowies Creek close to Corio Leisure Centre, Anakie Rd, Norlane CO_COW016
Date and Time Thursday 4th August 2022 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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Weather
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Water Appearance
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Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 12
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 14
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 43 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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