Site Visit #213675 13-02-2011 | CO_SUT015: Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz

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CO_SUT015 Moorabool River Catchment

Sunday 13th February 2011 11:55am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

100%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

9.2mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1240µS/cm

pH

7.6pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.03mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

21.1° C

Temperature - WATER

18.1° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last week 5

Flow estimate

Moderate

Water Appearance

Stained brown

Stream depth

51cm - 99cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Slippery rocks

Litter/Pollutants

bottles,plastic,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	0	4
Chironomids	1	8
Freshwater shrimp	5	1
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters)	0	2
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	3
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	3
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	1
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda)	5	1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	16
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	20
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	1

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 61 Total score: 37 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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