Site Visit #213676 08-05-2011 | CO_SUT015: Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz

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CO_SUT015 Moorabool River Catchment

Sunday 8th May 2011 14:55pm Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

105%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

10.9mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

1700µS/cm

pH

7.5pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

13.5° C

Temperature - WATER

13.1° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours

Flow estimate

Slow

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

paper

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	0	25
Chironomids	1	3
Freshwater shrimp	5	10
g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters)	0	4
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys)	4	30
Water-boatmen	4	5
Water-striders	4	12
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	4
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	4
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	30
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	10
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	21
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	4

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

Total abundance: 164 Total score: 39 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Test 2

Mininum standard

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