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CO_THO114 Thompson Creek @ Dans Reserve, Connewarre

25 February 2009

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Thompson Creek @ Dans Reserve, Connewarre CO_THO114
Date and Time Wednesday 25th February 2009 10:25am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 70 6.4 9800 9 0 18.5 19.5 50
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
light drizzle macro sample taken for J.Hawkings talk on Mar28th'09 - see survey results. Some animals not in list include 1 freshwater mussel and 2 aquatic catepillars.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Chironomids Chironomids 1 20
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 100
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 50
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 401 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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