Site Visit #2318935 28-02-2018 | CO_BAR100: Barwon River @ Buckleys Falls

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CO_BAR100 Barwon River Catchment

Wednesday 28th February 2018 14:15pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

71.93%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

6mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1845µS/cm

pH

8pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.06mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

27.9° C

Temperature - WATER

24.2° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last week 1.00

Flow estimate

LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

> 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,plastic,packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	10
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	5
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)	5	150
Freshwater slater (Isopoda)	5	2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	5
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	150
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	1

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 329 Total score: 40 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

red coloured Azolla fern on surface of shallow water just upstream of Buckley Falls weir. Water hardly flowing.

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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