Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Barham River East branch (Midway East) CO_BHE015
Date and Time Thursday 10th June 2010 14:00pm
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 NTU
Sample 200 7.8 0.09 11 10 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
overcast, rained 60mm last week, rained 7 mm last 24 hours, raining now, rapid flow, milky, 51cm-1m deep, >5m wide pH strip: 5.5

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 6
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 39 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

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