Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Little Snowy Creek - Bridge (Eskdale PS) NE_LSC080
Date and Time Tuesday 26th February 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 65 37 5.5 0.03 17.9 0
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 12
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 10
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 400
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 36
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 200
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 30
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 695 Total score: 18 Overall rating: Poor

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