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NC_BGO028 Bendigo Creek Weeroona Ave

22 May 2023

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Bendigo Creek Weeroona Ave NC_BGO028
Date and Time Monday 22nd May 2023 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 3010 6.1 0.03 22.5 11 10
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear,Smelly
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards area was sprayed for weed control within the last month
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Habitat

<p>&#39;the site is largely covered with introduced species of grass and other vegetation. It is fairly straight with very little inwater vegetation. The site occasionally has rubbish dumped or washed in.</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 1 VeryPoor 2 12

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 6
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 67 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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