Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek, Wareena Park Wetlands (Witte) NE_ONE065
Date and Time Friday 17th December 2010 12:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 179 7.4 22.1 12.04
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather conditions were overcast during time of sampling. Fine and sunny over the past 24hours. Moderate flow. Very dirty water (tannin). Macro (ALT) sampling. 10 m sample collected. Leptoceridae <5, Dytiscidae <5, Hydrophilidae <5, Lestidae 20+, Corduliid <5, Hirudinea 20+, Notonectidae 20+, Naucoridae 20+, Nepidae <5, Veliidae 20+, Chironomidae (bloodworm) 20+

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

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