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WI_YRM460 Wimmera Catchment

Saturday 27th October 2007 13:00pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
360µS/cm
Hardness
50mg/L
pH
8.8pH Units
Temperature - WATER
28.2° C
Turbidity - NTU
100NTU

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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) 3 15
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e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 15
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e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) 3 15
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h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 170
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n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) 0 59
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Water-boatmen 4 420
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 15
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 600
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 25
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1383 Total score: 39 Overall rating: Very Good

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