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  6. 15-06-2012

Wetland at end of Pakington st, Newtown

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CO_PAK001 Barwon River Catchment

Friday 15th June 2012 10:45am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
32%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
250µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.225mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
9.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 75
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,polystyrene

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 10
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 15
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 57 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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