Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Williamsons Creek CO_WIL010
Date and Time Sunday 1st January 2006 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 23 3.5 2200 8.1 0.11 21 17 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
lots of duckweed present found creeping water bug for the first time

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 5
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 20
Water-striders Water-striders 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 127 Total score: 39 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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