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EG_DIN040 Dinner Creek - below Princes Highway Bridge

10 September 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Snowy River
Site Dinner Creek - below Princes Highway Bridge EG_DIN040
Date and Time Tuesday 10th September 2002 07:10am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 0.015 7 7 20
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
River has dropped a lot, is not flowing. Many mites in water, too many to count, 150+ bright red, approx 1/2cm

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 9
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 3
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 3
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 150
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 182 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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