Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek (Luke) NE_ONE055
Date and Time Tuesday 27th June 2006 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 44 5 80 5.5 0.08 6.9 15
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Site assessment conducted with Jess Aiken & Mick Luke. All parameters tested & site description & in stream habitat survey completed. Monitoring techniques were refreshed and discussed with Mick, including new Visocolor Oxygen & phosphorus tests. Site will be worked on by CMA to removed silted up areas and fallen down exotic trees and removal of extoics. Build up of sediment under footbridge has lead to creek overflowing on left bank in flood periods. 2x Gambusia found

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 10
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle) 0 120
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 151 Total score: 4 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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