Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Snowy River
Site Dinner Creek - below Princes Highway Bridge EG_DIN040
Date and Time Tuesday 16th July 2002 11:25am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 0.06 15 6.5 20
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 4
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 3
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 7
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 7
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 132 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

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