Site Visit #1071805 20-12-2006 | NE_YAK045: Yackandandah Creek, (Yackandandah PS)

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NE_YAK045 Ovens River Catchment

Wednesday 20th December 2006 14:00pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

115%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

10mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

50µS/cm

pH

6pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0mg/L P

Temperature - WATER

20.1° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys)	4	10
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles)	2	3
Water-boatmen	4	10
Water-striders	4	50
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	20
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	8
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	20

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

Total abundance: 124 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Mininum standard

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