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NE_OVE100 Ovens River, (Boorhaman PS)

23 November 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Ovens River, (Boorhaman PS) NE_OVE100
Date and Time Saturday 23rd November 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 80 90 6.5 0.045 20.2 15
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Palaemonidae, Genus Macrobrachium (freshwater prawn) b. Family Palaemonidae, Genus Macrobrachium (freshwater prawn) 5 8
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 1
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 20
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 30
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 60
Water-striders Water-striders 4 10
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 141 Total score: 10 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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