Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Lake Corangamite
Site Woady Yaloak ford upstream Smythesdale tip CO_WDY050
Date and Time Friday 23rd October 2009 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 Turb NTU
Sample 2900 6.5 0.03 19 18 6
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 4
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Hydra (Hydrozoa) Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 10
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 15
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 146 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

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