Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site St Augustine's Dam Site 1, South Valley Road, Highton CO_STA010
Date and Time Tuesday 16th May 2017 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 Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 2
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 5
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 5 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 1
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 1
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 1 10
ALT Signal Score 2.75
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.58

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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