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ME_EWE800 MPVA07 - Dam 2 on Waterholes Creek

23 July 2010

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Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site MPVA07 - Dam 2 on Waterholes Creek ME_EWE800
Date and Time Friday 23rd July 2010 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 6 700 6.8 0 12 9.6 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 5.4
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
water is flowing from ME_EWE750 to ME_EWE800 slowly. THese are both dams.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 9
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 44
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 19
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 18
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 12
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 110 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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