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ME_WCW050_RD Cheetham Creek Wetlands Point Cook

29 November 2018

Overview Notes Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Werribee River
Site Cheetham Creek Wetlands Point Cook ME_WCW050_RD
Date and Time Thursday 29th November 2018 01:10am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Good 8 Fair 6 Good 4 Good 8 31

Creatures River Detectives method

Image Name Score
Cased caddis larvae Cased caddis larvae 8
Fishing spiders Fishing spiders 5
Water mites Water mites 5
Damselfly larvae Damselfly larvae 3
Five cent crabs, false spider crabs Five cent crabs, false spider crabs 3
Freshwater prawns Freshwater prawns 4
Pogs Pogs 4
Water striders Water striders 4
Whirligig beetle larvae Whirligig beetle larvae 4
Whirligig beetles Whirligig beetles 4
Water tigers Water tigers 2
Water treaders Water treaders 1
> 6
clean water
5 to 6
mild pollution
4 to 5
moderate pollution
< 4
severe pollution
Total score: 3.9166666666667 Overall rating: Severe pollution

Diary photos

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