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MA_CMU250 Mullaroo Creek

25 February 2016

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Mallee
Site Mullaroo Creek MA_CMU250
Date and Time Thursday 25th February 2016 00:08am
Approved Approved

Notes

Jimmy Walker conducted macroinvertebrate netting for 1minute in a remnant pool.

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample 213 6.68 0.03 25.4 203
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
This location was actually sampled from the little mullaroo crossing along the sandford track, rodney jackson needs to be directed to correct location, just downstream of the brokenback bridge

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 40
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 100 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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