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Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Barwon River @ Winchelsea/Inverleigh R, Inverleigh (Bells Br) CO_BAR070
Date and Time Thursday 17th April 2008 08:55am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 42 4 2200 7.8 0.3 17 14.5 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
P dilution. Covered in azeola Macro sweep

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 50
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 100
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 50
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 511 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

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