Site Visit #1070231 23-11-2010 | CO_WLD090: Wild Dog Creek 1, Wild Dog Creek Rd near GOR

WaterWatch Data Portal

CO_WLD090 Otway Coast Catchment

Tuesday 23rd November 2010 10:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

100%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

9.2mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

200µS/cm

pH

7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.06mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

27° C

Temperature - WATER

18° C

Turbidity - NTU

9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils)	3	10
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	0	10
Freshwater shrimp	5	30
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	400
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera)	2	100
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	6

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 657 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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