Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Toomuc Creek opposite Little Albert daycare centre ME_ETO295
Date and Time Wednesday 19th September 2018 05:25am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 10 529 7.9 0.03 17 13 0
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 0.50
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards blackberries
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,cans,polystyrene,other: cigarettes

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Good 8 Excellent 5 Good 8 32

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 98
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 80
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 195 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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