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NE_BET050 Bethanga Creek, Bethanga PS

12 November 2003

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

Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Bethanga Creek, Bethanga PS NE_BET050
Date and Time Wednesday 12th November 2003 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 47 4 597 6 0.08 19.4 26
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Fine and sunny.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 5
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 12
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 60
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 15
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 30
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 134 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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