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Murrindal River "The swimming hole"

East Gippsland

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EG_MUR070 Snowy River Catchment

Monday 7th November 2011 11:00am Approved
Notes
I need to get a sinker to be able to take a specimen from middle depth. I might try a telescopic window cleaning pole. I thought the salinity was rather high on this specimen, but there was definitely no decimal point in the reading. We have had a lot of rain, over 120mm in the past month

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
260µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19.3° C
Temperature - WATER
19.2° C
Turbidity - NTU
2NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 5
Flow estimate
Moderate
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
>2m
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Excellent 10 Good 8 Excellent 5 Good 8 Good 35

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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Physical Chemical Trends

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