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Garden Hut Reservoir@ Kolora

Melbourne

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ME_MGH470 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Saturday 7th January 2017 9:00am Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 20
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 100
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
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Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 50
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 441 Total score: 52 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

This is the FIRST time since doing Waterwatch (2012) that the Southern Pygmy Perch has been in this location. All other years there have only been mosquito fish and redfin sighted

Physical Chemical Trends

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