Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd ME_ESP100
Date and Time Wednesday 27th March 2013 08:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Water level was higher than at last survey in Oct 2012

Physical Chemical Tests

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 23
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 N/A
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 18
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 800
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 32
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 14
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 18
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 16
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
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: 939 Total score: 48 Overall rating: Good

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