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Overview

Catchment Lake Corangamite
Site Woady Yaloak @ Smythesdale tip CO_WDY060
Date and Time Saturday 25th November 2006 15:00pm
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 Turb NTU
Sample 3760 7 0.01 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Also sampled with Mike Weather was overcast Water appearance was oily Litter found was oil and fishing line Record low river flows - winter/ spring Nitrate 10 mg/l & Nitrite : 1mg / 1NO2 - Nitrite Macro test from the stream condition chart was fair Macros found 8 mayfly 15 Scuds 500 + mites 6 bloodworm

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 500
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 8
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 6
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 16
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 530 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

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