Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Thomson River
Site Macalister River - Davis Br - Riverslea WG_MAC299
Date and Time Wednesday 19th October 2005 00:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm GB Height m pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 4
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 60
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) 0 7
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 60
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 139 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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