Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River @ Coopers Bridge on Steiglitz Rd, Meredith CO_MOO020
Date and Time Tuesday 7th September 2010 12:00pm
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 85 9 500 7.8 13.5 11.9 100
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
cloudy, rained 48.6mm last week, 2.3mm last 24 hours, rapid, permanent, muddy, stained brown, flood surge from 5/9/10 peaked 11am 6/9/10 approx 1 m above level on 5/8/10. level has fallen 580 mm since yesterday. River full width between banks up and down from bridge. > 5 wide. Creek above bridge flowing strongly - EC 4900. litter: paper, packets, cans. Reactive phosphorus: unknow as it is very difficult to interpret result due to marked brown colour of water.

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

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