Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site One Mile Creek (Luke) NE_ONE055
Date and Time Tuesday 13th January 2009 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 6 360 7 22.1 11
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Weather conditions were fine and sunny during time of sampling top of 40 degrees C. This is a pre-work site (spray of parrots feather). Parrots feather had significantly taken over the sampling site along with other exotic and native vegetation. Water had a oily, algae scum on surface. No flow at this site. Macroinvertebrates: Length of edge sample 5m. Sorting time was 30min. There was no flow at this site. Signal 2 Index Score: 2 - Severely polluted. Giant water beetle 50+, Bloodworm 20+, Snail (Introduced) 20+, Boatman 1, Water Flea 100+, Water Scorpian 1.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle larvae) c. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle larvae) 4 1
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 100
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 20
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 142 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

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