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Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Yarrowee River at Brown Hill Reserve Reid Crt, Brown Hill CO_YAR050
Date and Time Friday 26th October 2018 16:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 91 9.4 19 14
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 N/A
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 N/A
f. Family Hygrobiidae, Genus Hygrobia (screech beetle adults) f. Family Hygrobiidae, Genus Hygrobia (screech beetle adults) 1 N/A
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 N/A
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 N/A
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 3 N/A
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) 9 N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 N/A
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 N/A
j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) 3 N/A
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 N/A
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 4 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

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