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Catchment Otway Coast
Site Ford River @ Great Ocean Road Bridge CO_FOR040
Date and Time Wednesday 16th November 2016 09:06am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 74.74 8.05 190 7.5 0.013 16 12 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 1.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards Vehicles
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 23
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 70
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 10
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 63
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 177 Total score: 46 Overall rating: Good

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