Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Bethanga Creek, Bethanga PS NE_BET050
Date and Time Wednesday 8th May 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 47 550 6.5 0.03 10.4 0
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
First term - stream not flowing. This term - stream flowing - the two pools have joined again.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 3
b. Family Palaemonidae, Genus Macrobrachium (freshwater prawn) b. Family Palaemonidae, Genus Macrobrachium (freshwater prawn) 5 10
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 15
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 55 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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