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Barwon River @upper Break, upstream of Breakwater Rd bridge west bank

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CO_BAR161 Barwon River Catchment

Wednesday 12th September 2012 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
800µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.06mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
24° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
33NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week 5
Flow estimate
BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic

Habitat

Waterwatch facilitator amended scores to better reflect site descriptions.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 25

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 12
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 95 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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