Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Werribee River
Site Kororoit Creek at Station Waters Reserve Deer Park ME_WKR420_RD
Date and Time Friday 18th May 2018 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Reac ppb Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
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Flow estimate
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Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

A lot of mosquito fish present in sample. Sweep sample only. 

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 25
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 6
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 40
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 6
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 2
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 2 2
ALT Signal Score 2.25
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.20

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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