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Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Reedy Creek Site 1, Wooragee NE_REE050
Date and Time Friday 29th 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 P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 40 400 6.5 0.015 22.1 20
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 40
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 22
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 45
Water-striders Water-striders 4 22
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 30
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 9
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 45
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 32
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 9
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 453 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

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