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Garden Hut Creek@ Hennebergs rd Bridge

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ME_MGH520 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Monday 28th May 2018 10:00am Approved
Notes

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 62.60
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
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Monitoring site had torally dried our during summer until rainfall 10 to 12th May (62.6 mm)

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 25

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 4 N/A
d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) 6 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 N/A
Image
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 N/A
Image
h. Family Dytiscidae, (taper-tailed tigers) 2 N/A
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 N/A
Image
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 N/A
k. Family Dytiscidae, (crawling water tigers) k. Family Dytiscidae, (crawling water tigers) 2 N/A
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l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 N/A
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l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) 1 N/A
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n. Family Leptoceridae, Species Lectrides varians (flat shack caddis) 4 N/A
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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