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WI_SWC500 swamp pond at Clark's Park,
27 May 2007
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Wimmera |
|---|---|
| Site | swamp pond at Clark's Park, WI_SWC500 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 27th May 2007 14:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
| EC µS/cm | Hard mg/L | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample |
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | |
| Flow estimate | |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
pond now two weeks old - formed after 2 ins rain very good: caddisfly larvae, fairy shrimp (big and tiny), scuds, backswimmers, boatmen, diving beetle, water strider, mosquito larvae and pupae, chironomid, note that fairy shrimp missing from list so entered as freshwater shrimp Pond was abuzz with these - large and very small. Also tadpoles 60 of them in sample about 1 cm long so far.
Creatures Waterwatch method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chironomids | 1 | 20 |
|
Freshwater shrimp | 5 | 300 |
|
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) | 4 | 20 |
|
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) | 0 | 34 |
|
Water-boatmen | 4 | 30 |
|
Water-striders | 4 | 6 |
|
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) | 7 | 3 |
|
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) | 3 | 1 |
|
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) | 4 | 1 |
|
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) | 2 | 50 |
| Total bug score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
| 0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
| 200+ | Fair | Very good |
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