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Yarrowee River at Brown Hill Reserve Reid Crt, Brown Hill

Corangamite

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CO_YAR050 Barwon River Catchment

Monday 2nd May 2016 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
749µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.013mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15° C
Temperature - WATER
12° C
Turbidity - NTU
25NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
Unknown
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 5
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 30
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 200
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 297 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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