Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Seabreeze Estate, Stormwater basin CO_IND060
Date and Time Monday 9th August 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 98 10 2900 8 0.045 14 14 22
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
macro survey. Fair rating. Bug score 32, abundance 450.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 1
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 100
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 100
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 15
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 431 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

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