Site Visit #2314075 16-11-2016 | CO_FOR040: Ford River @ Great Ocean Road Bridge

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CO_FOR040 Otway Coast Catchment

Wednesday 16th November 2016 9:06am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

74.74%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

8.05mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

190µS/cm

pH

7.5pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.013mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

16° C

Temperature - WATER

12° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Cloudy

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours 1.00

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Clear,Stained brown

Stream depth

51cm - 99cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Vehicles

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	23
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	70
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	10
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)	5	1
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)	5	63
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	2
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	1
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)	2	5
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: 177 Total score: 46 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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