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Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Corryong Creek, Parish Lane NE_COR050
Date and Time Thursday 15th November 2001 09:10am
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 43 5.5 0.015 13.1 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 2
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 8
Chironomids Chironomids 1 35
f. Family Hygrobiidae, Genus Hygrobia (screech beetle adults) f. Family Hygrobiidae, Genus Hygrobia (screech beetle adults) 0 33
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae  (water slaters) g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters) 0 2
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 40
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 60
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 12
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 13
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 230 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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