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Barwon River @upper Break, upstream of Breakwater Rd bridge west bank

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CO_BAR161 Barwon River Catchment

Tuesday 12th July 2011 12:40pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
87%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1600µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.045mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
9° C
Turbidity - NTU
40NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
Not Flowing
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
 
Stream width
28
Hazards
slippery sample platform
Litter/Pollutants
cans,packets,paper,plastic,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Image
Freshwater shrimp 5 4
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 3
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 0 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 11 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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