Site Visit #1071693 11-10-2006 | NE_IND030: Indigo Creek, Pooleys Rd (Middle Indigo PS)

WaterWatch Data Portal

NE_IND030 Ovens River Catchment

Wednesday 11th October 2006 15:40pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

95%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

9mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

520µS/cm

pH

7pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

5mg/L P

Temperature - WATER

16.3° C

Turbidity - NTU

5NTU

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	1
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult)	0	8
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle)	0	5
Water-boatmen	4	120
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	8
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	25
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	30
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	5
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	0	15

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

Total abundance: 219 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Test 2

Mininum standard

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