Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Wild Dog Creek 1, Wild Dog Creek Rd near GOR CO_WLD090
Date and Time Tuesday 23rd November 2010 10:30am
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 FTU Turb NTU
Sample 100 9.2 200 7 0.06 27 18 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 10
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 10
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 30
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 400
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 100
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 657 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

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