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  6. 29-04-2002

West Kiewa River (Mt Beauty PS)

North East

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NE_WKI010 Kiewa River Catchment

Monday 29th April 2002 12:00pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
85%
Electrical Conductivity
70µS/cm
pH
6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.015mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
13.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
16NTU

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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 2
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Chironomids 1 5
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d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 25
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Water-boatmen 4 15
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 20
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
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Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 10
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 94 Total score: 44 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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