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NE_SAN070 Sandy Creek (Walwa PS)

22 May 2002

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

Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Sandy Creek (Walwa PS) NE_SAN070
Date and Time Wednesday 22nd May 2002 12:30pm
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 53 160 6 0.015 15.5 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Very silty with a dirty bottom.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 4
Chironomids Chironomids 1 4
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 10
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 3 1
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 0 300
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 1
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 60
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 18
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 55
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 14
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 25
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 549 Total score: 35 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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