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NE_FIF020 Fifteen Mile Creek - Manarhea Bridge, Myrrhee PS

12 February 2003

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

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Fifteen Mile Creek - Manarhea Bridge, Myrrhee PS NE_FIF020
Date and Time Wednesday 12th February 2003 00:00am
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 70 7 0.015 20 20
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Shallow flowing. Some deep pools of water.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 10
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 100
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 40
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 166 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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