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WI_YRM460 Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal, ski club boat ramp
10 December 2007
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Overview
| Catchment | Wimmera |
|---|---|
| Site | Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal, ski club boat ramp WI_YRM460 |
| Date and Time | Monday 10th December 2007 15:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| EC µS/cm | Hard mg/L | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 940 | 150 | 8.8 | 26.9 | 40 |
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| Water Appearance | |
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| Litter/Pollutants |
in the shallow water were: 1 Australian White Ibis, Masked Lapwings, Pacific Black Ducks and Ducklings aquatic macro sample had abundance level 5, bug score 66, and 18 species
Creatures Waterwatch method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) | 3 | 10 | |
|
Chironomids | 1 | 30 |
|
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) | 4 | 100 |
|
Water-boatmen | 4 | 200 |
|
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) | 7 | 10 |
|
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) | 6 | 50 |
|
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) | 6 | 10 |
|
Water mites (Acarina) | 5 | 10 |
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) | 3 | 10 |
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) | 4 | 20 |
| Flatworms (Turbellaria) | 3 | 10 | |
|
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) | 3 | 200 |
|
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) | 4 | 15 |
|
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) | 2 | 40 |
|
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) | 1 | 15 |
| Total bug score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
| 0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
| 200+ | Fair | Very good |
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