Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Kiewa River
Site Running Creek (Osbornes Flat PS) NE_RUN040
Date and Time Thursday 24th May 2001 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
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Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 4
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 30
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 20
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 20
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 200
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 286 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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