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Moorabool River @ Gartlands, Maude

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CO_MOO022 Moorabool River Catchment

Monday 12th September 2011 15:50pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
93%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
550µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.015mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
Moderate
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Native veg includes River red gum, yellow gum, melaleuca, acacia, bracken, lomandra, lots of good aquatic plants including water ribbon Weeds include: horehound, oxalis, pasture grasses, ?spiny rush. In the locality is Pattersons Curse & serrated tussock too Birds: powerful owl, cockatoo, kookaburra
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Excellent 10 Excellent 10 Excellent 5 Good 8 Excellent 38

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
Image
Chironomids 1 20
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d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 10
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 50
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 50
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 234 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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