Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Lake Corangamite
Site Sacresdale at old bridge CO_WDY080
Date and Time Wednesday 19th October 2005 00:00am
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 Turb NTU
Sample 7 2550 0.03 16 6
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Flow 400L/ min ?? Nitrite 1 mg/L Nitrate 10 Bloodworm 2 Dragonfly Nymph 2 Water Boatmen 1 Mites 100+ Mayfly 15 Caddisfly 2 Scuds 30 Mosquito Larvae 2

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 15
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 30
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 152 Total score: 31 Overall rating: Poor

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