Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Goulburn River
Site First dam that receives the efluent from dairy. GB_MLD005
Date and Time Friday 30th April 1999 14:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 810 9.6 0.08 17.5 14.3 190
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Dam about 3/4 full and had been drained of water and some mud on the 13/3/99. Fairly murky with some slime at the Northern end. Just a few boatmen and backswimmers, some midge larva.some tiger beetle larvae and hundreds of beetle tiger larva moults. Some green filamentous algae on water couch on the edge of dam. Also motile green algae when water sample viewed under microscope.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

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