Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Loddon River
Site Loddon River @ Appin South NC_LOD602
Date and Time Monday 20th December 2010 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 22
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 14
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 12
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 8
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
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 8
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 30
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 17
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 138 Total score: 49 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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