Skip to content
 
WaterWatch Data Portal
Volunteer Login
  1. Find My Waterway
  2. Catchments
  3. Otway Coast Catchment
  4. CO_DUN010
  5. Site visits
  6. 21-08-2017

Duneed Creek, Dickens Rd, Freshwater Creek

Corangamite

DOWNLOAD DATA   

CO_DUN010 Otway Coast Catchment

Monday 21st August 2017 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
1777µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.015mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
9° C
Temperature - WATER
8.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
17NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
Raining now
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stained brown,Muddy
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 2
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 2
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 15
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 10
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
Image
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: 113 Total score: 49 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
We acknowledge and respect Victorian Traditional Owners as the original custodians of Victoria’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it.
We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom has ensured the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
Creative Commons CC BY All content, files, data and images provided by the WaterWatch Data Portal subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License Data portal by CeRDI