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NC_IVO660 McIvor Creek - Barrack St Central Heathcote (50m north of bridge)

13 October 2006

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Campaspe River
Site McIvor Creek - Barrack St Central Heathcote (50m north of bridge) NC_IVO660
Date and Time Friday 13th October 2006 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm 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
Assisted by Leigh Mitchell Signal 2 score = 3.33

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 3
Chironomids Chironomids 1 30
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 11
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 14
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 103 Total score: 46 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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