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CO_BAR080 Barwon River @ Pollocksford Rd.

12 April 2010

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Barwon River @ Pollocksford Rd. CO_BAR080
Date and Time Monday 12th April 2010 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N 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 95 9 1070 7.9 0.15 18.6 17 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
sunny, overcast, rained during last 24 hours, slow, clear, 0.48m deep smart2: DO: 6.5 mg/l phos: 0.7 ppm pH strip: 7.0 macro survey completed: stream condition very good

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 10
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 30
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 122 Total score: 35 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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