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Bonnyvale wetlands, stormwater wetland

Corangamite

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CO_SWA136 Barwon River Catchment

Tuesday 13th October 2015 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
74%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Temperature - AIR
15° C
Temperature - WATER
16° 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
1m - 2m
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 40
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 50
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 50
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 395 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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