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NC_BIR500 Birch Creek @ Mullers Lane, Smeaton

8 January 2008

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

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Birch Creek @ Mullers Lane, Smeaton NC_BIR500
Date and Time Tuesday 8th January 2008 20:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 432 8.5 0.05 26 22.4 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
The creek had an environmental flow released from Newlyn Reservoir during December which stopped just prior to Christmas. Prior to that is was not flowing for about 5 weeks. It is currently not flowing all shallow pools are empty luckily I test from a deep pool and there is still water in it as well as a few platypus, another pool which is shaded still holes water and has a number of small fish like galaxias.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 0 Total score: 0 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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