Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Williamsons Creek CO_WIL010
Date and Time Thursday 29th October 2015 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L 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 LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 40
d. Family Notonemouridae (noto nemoor ids - Stonefly nymph) d. Family Notonemouridae (noto nemoor ids - Stonefly nymph) 6 20
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 5
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 20
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 700
j. Family Naucoridae, Genus Naucoris (creeping water bugs) j. Family Naucoridae, Genus Naucoris (creeping water bugs) 2 20
k. Family Belostomatidae, Genus Diplonychus (giant water bugs) k. Family Belostomatidae, Genus Diplonychus (giant water bugs) 1 20
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 20
ALT Signal Score 2.56
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.53

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Creative Commons CC BY
All content, files, data and images provided by the Waterwatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License

Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute Waterwatch and www.vic.waterwatch.org.au