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MPVA09 - Dam in East Creek Catchment

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ME_EES550 Bunyip River Catchment

Thursday 24th November 2011 13:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
500µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
23.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
3
Stream width
100
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 8
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 4
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 30
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 43 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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