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Catchment Ovens River
Site Stoney Creek Site 1 NE_STO002
Date and Time Wednesday 23rd September 2009 11:50am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 89.2 50 7.7 0 13.8 12
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather conditions were overcast during time of sampling, there has been rain in the past 24hours. Water level was higher than when previously monitored. Macroinverterbates: Kick Sample, 10m sample length, 30min sample sort, flow was quite fast. Beetle Larvae: Gyrinidae.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 15
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 11
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 30
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 88 Total score: 41 Overall rating: Good

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