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Overview

Catchment Snowy River
Site Deddick River - Ambyne Settlement EG_DED010
Date and Time Wednesday 23rd February 2011 14:23pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 3 1
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 4 2
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 2
Chironomids Chironomids 1 270
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae  (water slaters) g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters) 0 1
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 102
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 20
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 9
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: 444 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

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