Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site MPVA06 - Dam 1 in Dunns Creek catchment ME_EDN550
Date and Time Saturday 30th October 2010 10:00am
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 10 300 6.1 0 18 18.5 10
Weather raining
Last rainfall Raining Now
Flow estimate Slow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth >2m
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 1
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 4
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 6
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
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: 20 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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