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NE_BET050 Bethanga Creek, Bethanga PS

4 March 2002

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Bethanga Creek, Bethanga PS NE_BET050
Date and Time Monday 4th March 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 22 1125 6.5 0.06 17.8 15
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Two pools not flowing

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 4 10
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 20
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 20
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 400
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 20
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 140
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 25
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 640 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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