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CO_BAR161 Barwon River @upper Break, upstream of Breakwater Rd bridge west bank

12 September 2012

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Barwon River @upper Break, upstream of Breakwater Rd bridge west bank CO_BAR161
Date and Time Wednesday 12th September 2012 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L E coli orgs/100mL EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 800 7 0.06 24 15 33
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 5
Flow estimate BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic

Habitat

Waterwatch facilitator amended scores to better reflect site descriptions.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 25

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 12
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 95 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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