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MA_CBO500 Bonyaricall Creek

31 August 2012

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Mallee
Site Bonyaricall Creek MA_CBO500
Date and Time Friday 31st August 2012 15:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Birds on site: Regent Parrots, Yellow Rosellas, 3 Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, 2 Wood Ducks, 1 Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike
Frogs: Perons Tree Frogs, Eastern Banjo Frog, Eastern Sign Bearing Frogs, Eastern Common Froglets

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 116 7.67 0.3 13.5 26
Weather windy
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate FLOOD / OVERBANK: flow is high and water level has exceeded bank capacity and is connecting with floodplain
Water Appearance Muddy,Stained brown
Stream depth >2m
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Due to flooding, reading was taken 100 metres downstream.I am using the higher range phosphate kit. I will check to see if I have copied down the wrong reading.

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Excellent 10 Excellent 10 Excellent 5 Good 8 Excellent 38

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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