Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Wimmera
Site Wimmera R, Dimboola @ Town Boat Ramp WI_WIM770
Date and Time Monday 23rd April 2007 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm Hard mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Beau and Michael: marcro species : shripm, mites, damselfly larvae, chironomid,segmented worm,scuds,boatmen, caddis fly larvae,water striders

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 1
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 42
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Water-striders Water-striders 4 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 31
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 87 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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