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NE_KIT070 Kinchington Creek (Osbornes Flat PS)

15 June 2006

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

Overview

Catchment Kiewa River
Site Kinchington Creek (Osbornes Flat PS) NE_KIT070
Date and Time Thursday 15th June 2006 15:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
The macro sampling was conducted at the Kitchington Creek at the Osborne Flat PS site. The Green Corp Group have been conudcting works at this site over the last few months and were intersted in seeing what bug life there would be in the creek.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 3
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 10
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 21 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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