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CO_MIS100 Misery Creek

6 November 2010

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

Overview

Catchment Lake Corangamite
Site Misery Creek CO_MIS100
Date and Time Saturday 6th November 2010 19:00pm
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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 80 7 1160 7 0.11 24 22 30
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 25
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 15
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 200
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: 273 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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