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Cowies Creek @ Peacock Avenue, Norlane West

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CO_COW020 Moorabool River Catchment

Monday 21st May 2018 16:22pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
638µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.08mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - NTU
12NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,cans,packets,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 20 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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