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NC_DST001 St Arnaud reserve dam

26 October 2006

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

Overview

Catchment Avoca River
Site St Arnaud reserve dam NC_DST001
Date and Time Thursday 26th October 2006 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
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Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 20
Chironomids Chironomids 1 20
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 20
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 100
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 10
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 80
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
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: 314 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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