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Sandy Creek (Upper Sandy Creek PS)

North East

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NE_SAN050 Upper Murray River Catchment

Monday 18th March 2002 13:30pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
85%
Electrical Conductivity
80µS/cm
pH
6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
22.6° C
Turbidity - NTU
0NTU

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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 1
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b. Family Palaemonidae, Genus Macrobrachium (freshwater prawn) 5 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 12
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h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 3
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Water-boatmen 4 150
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Water-striders 4 5
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 12
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 196 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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