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  6. 23-09-2011

King River, Kaluna Park

North East

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NE_KIN050 Ovens River Catchment

Friday 23rd September 2011 9:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
95.5%
Electrical Conductivity
56µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
42NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
 
Flow estimate
Rapid
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Vegetation has not returned on verge since the extreme flooding in 2010/11
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Excellent 5 VeryPoor 2 Fair 24

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 50
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 56 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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