Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site MPVA08 - Dam supplied from Coolart Creek ME_ECO600
Date and Time Wednesday 4th August 2010 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % 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 7 1300 6.3 0 12 10.2 30
Weather raining
Last rainfall Raining Now
Flow estimate Not Flowing
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
no litter present. there has been higher rainfall recently than previously. we - water appears murky. nil - other observations

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 3
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 0 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 12 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

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