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CO_YAR240 Yarrowee River at Junction Bridge, Mt Mercer

13 September 2009

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Yarrowee River at Junction Bridge, Mt Mercer CO_YAR240
Date and Time Sunday 13th September 2009 11:00am
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 100 10 7 0.12 17 14 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 15
Chironomids Chironomids 1 10
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 250
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 298 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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