Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Kiewa River
Site Kinchington Creek (Osbornes Flat PS) NE_KIT070
Date and Time Thursday 26th August 2004 14:00pm
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 7 100 5 0.43 11.5 0
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 3
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 5
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 9
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 14
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 29
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 12
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 19
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 11
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 109 Total score: 49 Overall rating: Good

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