Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Fifteen Mile Creek, Glenrowan PS NE_FIF040
Date and Time Thursday 9th March 2006 15:30pm
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 68 6 380 7 0.08 20.2 23
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Slight smell, algae, birds & frogs. Water very low and only in pools. Creek bed completely exposed.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 31
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 1
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 35
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 140
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 212 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

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