Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Murray River, (Wahagunyah PS) NE_MUR050
Date and Time Friday 21st March 2003 10:00am
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 75 103 6 0.015 19.2 20
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 30
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 34
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 90
Water-striders Water-striders 4 80
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 241 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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