Site Visit #261261 31-07-2013 | CO_CRK001: The Creek at Ballarat Christian College

WaterWatch Data Portal

CO_CRK001 Barwon River Catchment

Wednesday 31st July 2013 10:26am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

79%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

8.1mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

200µS/cm

Nitrate - Nitrogen

25mg/L N

pH

6.5pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.1mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

9° C

Temperature - WATER

12° C

Turbidity - NTU

19NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Water mites (Acarina)	5	2
Hydra (Hydrozoa)	4	5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	1

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 8 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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