Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Tea Tree Creek @ Elaine-Morrison Rd CO_TEA030
Date and Time Saturday 26th June 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 Turb NTU
Sample 40 4.6 570 7.6 0.075 9 9 200
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
cloudy, rained 15.6 mm last week, 6.2 mm last 24 hours, not flowing, muddy, >0 m deep, 1 m wide. No water flowing from drain, litter: packets, bottles, cans, plastic. Hazards: broken bridge rail, risk: fall. Measures: avoid rail, collect water from side of bridge. Photo take of broken bridge. Reactive phosphorus diluted 1:5. (0.015 X 5). Water was too muddy to see colours.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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