Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Jessies Creek (Whitfield PS) NE_JES010
Date and Time Friday 8th August 2008 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 40 7 9.6 0
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Sunny during time of sampling. No rain in the past 24 hours. Creek was running at time of sampling.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 13
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 3
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 21 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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