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Overview

Catchment Wimmera
Site Yarriambiack Creek Warracknabeal at Ellis meander WI_YRM427
Date and Time Wednesday 29th October 2008 16:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm Hard mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 550 7.19
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
sample for WPS creek walks 178 pondsnails, 3 tiger leechs,10 baotmen, 142 backswimmers, 100s seedshimps, 12 damselfly nypmhs, 3 dragon fly nymphs, 1 red water mite, 1 diving beetle,

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 142
j. Order Conchostraca  (clam shrimp) j. Order Conchostraca (clam shrimp) 0 100
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) 0 38
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 10
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 12
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 178
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 488 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

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