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ME_EDV700 MPVA15 - Dam in Devil Bend Creek catchment

21 November 2012

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Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site MPVA15 - Dam in Devil Bend Creek catchment ME_EDV700
Date and Time Wednesday 21st November 2012 11:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ Cu mg/L D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 8 1.5 7.2 0.07 24 19.5 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Rate of flow - Permanent Type of flow - Steady

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
N/A 0

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 4
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 21 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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