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  6. 22-05-2023

Bendigo Creek Weeroona Ave

North Central

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NC_BGO028 Loddon River Catchment

Monday 22nd May 2023 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
3010µS/cm
pH
6.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22.5° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Smelly
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
area was sprayed for weed control within the last month
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Habitat

'the site is largely covered with introduced species of grass and other vegetation. It is fairly straight with very little inwater vegetation. The site occasionally has rubbish dumped or washed in.

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 1 VeryPoor 2 12

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 6
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 67 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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