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Otway Coast Catchment
CO_FOR040
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20-04-2017
Ford River @ Great Ocean Road Bridge
Corangamite
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CO_FOR040 Otway Coast Catchment
Thursday 20th April 2017 14:50pm
Approved
Notes
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
Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis)
6
8
b. Family Gerridae (water striders)
4
1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)
4
67
c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph)
8
1
c. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle larvae)
7
13
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells)
4
2
c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae)
4
1
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches)
1
1
d. Family Philopotamidae / Family Polycentropodidae/Family Ecnomidae (ginger nuts)
8
3
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae)
5
3
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)
1
7
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph)
5
32
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers)
3
2
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)
3
1
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs)
7
6
h. Family Tipulidae (crane fly larvae)
5
2
i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera
8
2
k. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Oecetis (attack caddis - lowlander)
6
1
o. Family Conoesucidae/ Family Calocidae/ Family Helicophidae (bullet caddis)
7
7
ALT
Signal Score
4.95
Weighted
ALT
Signal Score
5.10
Diary photos
No diary entries recorded for this visit
Physical Chemical Trends
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Test 1
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Temperature - WATER
Temperature - AIR
pH
Electrical Conductivity
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Turbidity - NTU
Test 2
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Temperature - WATER
Temperature - AIR
pH
Electrical Conductivity
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Turbidity - NTU
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