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Overview

Catchment Upper Murray River
Site Johnstone Creek, Cemetery Road -Talgarno PS NE_JOH097
Date and Time Monday 20th May 2002 13:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 30 7 0.015 13.3 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 0 26
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 4
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae  (water slaters) g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters) 0 3
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 5
p. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Hyderodes (Beetle adult) p. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Hyderodes (Beetle adult) 0 129
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 83
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 24
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 62
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 25
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 435 Total score: 42 Overall rating: Good

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