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NE_IND010 Indigo Creek, Indigo Valley (MIPS)

20 February 2002

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

Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Indigo Creek, Indigo Valley (MIPS) NE_IND010
Date and Time Wednesday 20th February 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 80 530 6.5 0.06 20.3 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 11
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 200
Water-striders Water-striders 4 5
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 32
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 22
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 7
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 9
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 308 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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