Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Ovens River
Site Reedy Creek Site 1, Wooragee NE_REE050
Date and Time Friday 21st March 2003 14:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 54 510 6.5 24.6 0.03 40
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 2
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 3
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 18
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 40
Water-striders Water-striders 4 18
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 3
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 215 Total score: 19 Overall rating: Poor

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