Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Wimmera
Site Yarriambiack Creek, Warracknabeal @ Lions Park Bridge E bank WI_YRM450
Date and Time Tuesday 1st February 2011 16:10pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm Hard mg/L Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 460 100 7.18 0.5 31.7
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Stream depth Other:2.23
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

start of 3 month weekly monitoring to follow changes after the flood 

water flowing depth 2.23  full stream

reported to YCAC meeting 67

 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 6 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

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