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NE_OMC090 One Mile Creek, Wangaratta HS, Site B

5 September 2006

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek, Wangaratta HS, Site B NE_OMC090
Date and Time Tuesday 5th September 2006 10:30am
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 72 8 70 7 0.07 10.1 41
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Grade 7 excerise. Water low and slow flow, starting to pool.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 18
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 8
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle) 0 30
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 15
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 5
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 8
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 91 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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