Site Visit #1071467 31-05-2006 | NE_BLD020: Black Dog Creek, Chiltern PS

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NE_BLD020 Ovens River Catchment

Wednesday 31st May 2006 12:10pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

94%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

10mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

370µS/cm

pH

7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.01mg/L P

Temperature - WATER

11.3° C

Turbidity - NTU

150NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	0	2
Chironomids	1	35
Freshwater shrimp	5	1
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult)	0	30
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys)	4	3
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle)	0	50
Water-boatmen	4	60
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	2
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	30
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	2
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	15

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

Total abundance: 233 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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