Waterwatch Data Portal

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

We have had a minor inflow of class C recycled water. Keither would have an accurate record of metered flow. Phosphate levels were elevated, my sample was a deep blue, being more blue than the highest colour blue on the comparison disc, hence the reading of 0.25.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	0	N/A
	d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult)	2	N/A
	Freshwater shrimp	5	N/A
	Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	N/A
	Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	N/A
	Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	N/A
	Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera)	3	N/A
	Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	N/A
	Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	N/A
	Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)	0	N/A
	Freshwater slater (Isopoda)	5	N/A
	Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera)	6	N/A
	Water mites (Acarina)	5	N/A
	Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)	5	N/A
	Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	N/A
	Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	N/A
	Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	N/A
	Hydra (Hydrozoa)	4	N/A
	Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	N/A
	Roundworms (Nematoda)	3	N/A
	Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	N/A
	True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	N/A
	Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	N/A
	Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	N/A
	Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	0	N/A
	Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	N/A

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

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