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NE_LAA010 Lake Anderson, Kirkwood Island (St Josephs PS Chiltern)

31 May 2006

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Lake Anderson, Kirkwood Island (St Josephs PS Chiltern) NE_LAA010
Date and Time Wednesday 31st May 2006 16:00pm
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 100 8 0.03 13.4 60
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Oxygen diluted by half and times by 2. Water muddy and lower than last visit.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Chironomids Chironomids 1 10
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 1
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 50
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle) 0 30
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 20
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 135 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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