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NE_DID010 Diddah Diddah Creek, Springhurst PS

19 September 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Diddah Diddah Creek, Springhurst PS NE_DID010
Date and Time Thursday 19th September 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 79 170 5.5 0.045 13.1 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) 0 104
Chironomids Chironomids 1 50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 16
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 150
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 18
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 37
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 390 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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