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Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora

Melbourne

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ME_MGH440 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Saturday 7th January 2017 13:00pm Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
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 20
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 5
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 10
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
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Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 10
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 306 Total score: 57 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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