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Overview

Catchment Lake Corangamite
Site Woady Yaloak River Cressy Ballarat Rd Crossing CO_WOA007
Date and Time Saturday 6th November 2010 18:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Susp mg/L Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 74 6.4 1420 6.5 0.17 22.3 21 30
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Palaemonidae, Genus Macrobrachium (freshwater prawn) b. Family Palaemonidae, Genus Macrobrachium (freshwater prawn) 5 1
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 200
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 30
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 500
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 755 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

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