Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Yarrowee R @ South Durham Bridge CO_YAR200
Date and Time Sunday 17th March 2013 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 50
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) 8 10
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 2
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) 3 2
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 10
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 30
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 20
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 5
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 100
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 100
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 15
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 3
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 5
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 2
ALT Signal Score 3.38
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.53

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Creative Commons CC BY
All content, files, data and images provided by the Waterwatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License

Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute Waterwatch and www.vic.waterwatch.org.au