Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool R West Branch @ Elaine Egerton Rd CO_MOW080
Date and Time Tuesday 1st May 2007 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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Litter/Pollutants
Macro sampling from WW macro training day @ Hunts bridge (B Skene, D Murphy) Survey result: Bug score total 52, abundance category 5, overall rating very good

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 2
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 2
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 100
Water-striders Water-striders 4 10
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 40
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 561 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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