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Overview

Catchment Barwon River
Site Barwon River @ Queens Park Bridge (Zylla Craucar) CO_BAR110
Date and Time Tuesday 13th December 2011 14:50pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L E coli orgs/100mL EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Secchi m Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 77 6.5 1350 8.2 0.033 19.7 21.4 10.9
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance Clear,Stained green
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 30
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 10
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 12
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 82 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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