Site Visit #219639 29-11-2011 | CO_MOO010: Moorabool River @ Slate Quarry Rd, Meredith

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CO_MOO010 Moorabool River Catchment

Tuesday 29th November 2011 10:50am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

90%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

8.1mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

500µS/cm

pH

7.5pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.015mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

26° C

Temperature - WATER

18.5° C

Turbidity - NTU

16NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last week 55

Flow estimate

Moderate

Water Appearance

Muddy,Stained brown

Stream depth

51cm - 99cm

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

clothing,paper

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	0	4
Freshwater shrimp	5	1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	72
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	20
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	30
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	2
Water mites (Acarina)	5	100
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	20
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	300
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	20
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	0	5
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	1

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

Total abundance: 576 Total score: 47 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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