Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Loddon River at Newbridge NC_LOD400
Date and Time Thursday 13th August 2009 11:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
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Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 50
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 100
j. Order Conchostraca  (clam shrimp) j. Order Conchostraca (clam shrimp) 0 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 100
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 80
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 50
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 20
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 200
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 657 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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