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WI_SWC500 swamp pond at Clark's Park,
24 August 2009
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Overview
| Catchment | Wimmera |
|---|---|
| Site | swamp pond at Clark's Park, WI_SWC500 |
| Date and Time | Monday 24th August 2009 17:30pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
| EC µS/cm | Hard mg/L | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | 390 | 7.6 | 13.9 | 400 |
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | |
| Flow estimate | |
| Water Appearance | |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
no frogsong for frogwatch - frogsong came when the rains fell in July Macro survey : 3 mayfly nymph, 5 shield shrimp, 100 fairy shrimp, 30 seed shrimp, 1 diving beetle larvae, 10 backswimmers, 10 water boatmen, 50 lesser water striders, 10 diving beetles, 10 mosquito larvae, 5 mosquito pupae, 600 chironomids. Bug score 46 abundance 830 creatures, stream condition rating very good.
Creatures Waterwatch method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 0 | 1 | |
|
Chironomids | 1 | 600 |
|
e. Order Isopoda, Family Phraetoicidae, (phraetoicids, cow shrimp) | 3 | 50 |
|
Freshwater shrimp | 5 | 100 |
|
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) | 4 | 10 |
|
j. Order Conchostraca (clam shrimp) | 0 | 30 |
|
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) | 0 | 46 |
|
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) | 0 | 5 |
|
Water-boatmen | 4 | 10 |
|
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) | 7 | 3 |
|
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) | 4 | 1 |
|
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) | 2 | 15 |
| Total bug score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
| 0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
| 200+ | Fair | Very good |
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