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WI_YRM430 Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal Apex Park, s side Dim rd br

7 September 2005

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Wimmera
Site Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal Apex Park, s side Dim rd br WI_YRM430
Date and Time Wednesday 7th September 2005 14:15pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm Hard mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 240 100 7.4 0.07 20.6 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
algae in water rubbish in sediment trap lots of plant growth in creek especially milfoil plenty of frog song, blackbirds, mudlarks, kookaburras, magpies, finches, wattle flowering, daisybush flowering, pigface and gazanias flowering, lots of new bark fallen, leaving white bark on trees; yellow dust blowing off pine trees aquatic macroinvertebrate sample: aquatic weevils, caddisfly nymph, lots of water mites, boatmen, lots of water fleas, water spider, lots of pond snails, segmented worms, tadpoles, flynymphs,

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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