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Ford River @ Great Ocean Road Bridge

Corangamite

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CO_FOR040 Otway Coast Catchment

Thursday 20th April 2017 13:50pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
92.24%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
25° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 8.50
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
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
Vehicles
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 19
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 35
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 6
Image
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 2
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 67
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 13
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 7
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 160 Total score: 51 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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Physical Chemical Trends

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