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  6. 11-09-2023

Bendigo Creek Weeroona Ave

North Central

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NC_BGO028 Loddon River Catchment

Monday 11th September 2023 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
3430µS/cm
pH
6.96pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
16° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.20
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 VeryPoor 2 VeryPoor 1 VeryPoor 2 11

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 6
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 7
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 38 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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