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NE_OVE010 Ovens River, Harrietville (Harrietville PS)

5 December 2007

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Ovens River, Harrietville (Harrietville PS) NE_OVE010
Date and Time Wednesday 5th December 2007 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 50 7.7 12.8 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Snapshot event. Turbidity was high throughout the whole catchment.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 6
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 2
m. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Lancetes (Beetle adult) m. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Lancetes (Beetle adult) 0 1
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Water-striders Water-striders 4 50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 15
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 12
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 91 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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