Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Leigh River below Hamilton Hwy Bridge, Inverleigh. CO_LEI020
Date and Time Saturday 5th August 2000 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
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Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) 0 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Chironomids Chironomids 1 10
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 2
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 100
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 10
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 240 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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