Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Barham River @ Anderson Creek junction, Apollo Bay CO_BHR075
Date and Time Monday 17th April 2006 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Sample taken by community members. Not all animals verified.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) 5 1
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 50
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 54 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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