Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River East branch @ Egerton-Ballark Rd CO_MOE070
Date and Time Saturday 4th September 2010 12:20pm
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 P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 40 4.1 610 7.1 15 13 400
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
overcast, windy, rained 35 mm during last week, and 29 mm last 24 hours, dizzling now. Rapid, muddy, 6 m wide and 51cm-1m deep. Hazard - fast water, risk - drwning, control - stay clear of water and collect sample from bridge. Litter: plastic reactive phosphorus unknown as sample too muddy to see any colour change.

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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