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Overview

Catchment Lake Corangamite
Site Woady Yaloak @ Smythesdale tip CO_WDY060
Date and Time Friday 23rd October 2009 12:45pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 2500 6.5 0.015 18 17 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 5
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 15
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 40
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 6
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 12
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 281 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

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