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CO_WLD090 Wild Dog Creek 1, Wild Dog Creek Rd near GOR

25 May 2010

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Wild Dog Creek 1, Wild Dog Creek Rd near GOR CO_WLD090
Date and Time Tuesday 25th May 2010 11:00am
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 P mg/L Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 115 12 200 8.2 0.046 13 10 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Very good condition

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 10
Chironomids Chironomids 1 50
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 100
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 200
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 431 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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