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MA_CBO500 Bonyaricall Creek

4 August 2012

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Mallee
Site Bonyaricall Creek MA_CBO500
Date and Time Saturday 4th August 2012 15:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Birds present: 1 pair Yellow Rosellas, 11 White Winged Choughs, 1 Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Red Rumped Parrots, Brown Treecreeper, Regent Parrots flying overhead, Frogs:Eastern Sign Bearing Froglets and Eastern Common Froglet (both frog species present at night)

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 199 7.48 0.2 12.5 40
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate FLOOD / OVERBANK: flow is high and water level has exceeded bank capacity and is connecting with floodplain
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth >2m
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Excellent 10 Excellent 10 Excellent 5 Excellent 10 Excellent 39

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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