Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site MPVA06 - Dam 1 in Dunns Creek catchment ME_EDN550
Date and Time Wednesday 4th August 2010 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 0 10 200 7 0.01 14 12.1 23
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week 17
Flow estimate Not Flowing
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth >2m
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
nop litter present. Jacks Ridge site. Dam width: 20m, l: 15m, depth: 4m. test done by Graeme Jack.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 12 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

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