Site Visit #1071516 15-08-2006 | NE_FIF030: Fifteeen Mile Creek, Greta Valley

NE_FIF030 Ovens River Catchment

Tuesday 15th August 2006 14:50pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

110%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

12mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

50µS/cm

pH

6pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.01mg/L P

Temperature - WATER

10.9° C

Turbidity - NTU

0NTU

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	4
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult)	2	50
Freshwater shrimp	5	2
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult)	0	1
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle)	0	5
Water-boatmen	4	30
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	8
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	10
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	40
Water mites (Acarina)	5	5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	5
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	5
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	0	25
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	1

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

Total abundance: 191 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Test 2

Mininum standard

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Fifteeen Mile Creek, Greta Valley