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MPVA12 - Dam on East Creek

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ME_EES950 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 24th November 2010 8:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1400µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23.8° C
Temperature - WATER
22.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
Moderate
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
>2m
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 7
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Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 5
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 2
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 20
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 2
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 60
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 120
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 299 Total score: 72 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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