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  6. 08-01-2017

Garden Hut Creek @ Whitebridge Rd

Melbourne

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ME_MGH380 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Sunday 8th January 2017 11:00am Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 32

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 10
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 290 Total score: 50 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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