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Barwon River below West Barwon Reservoir at Forrest

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CO_BAR010 Barwon River Catchment

Thursday 3rd November 2011 11:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
75%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
160µS/cm
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
16.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
2.74NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
Slow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Mature gums, willows, weeds+++, good phragmites beds. Kiikavurra, moorhen
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Fair 21

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 25
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 51 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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