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Dowd's Morass - Site - Area 5/5

West Gippsland

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WG_DWD510 Latrobe River Catchment

Saturday 3rd December 2005 8:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
80%
Electrical Conductivity
16450µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Temperature - AIR
15.9° C
Temperature - WATER
16.5° C
Total Phosphorus
0.03mg/L P
Turbidity - NTU
5NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
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Freshwater shrimp 5 2
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n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) 0 8
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 78 Total score: 19 Overall rating: Poor

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