Site Visit #2324366 15-03-2019 | ME_MGH440: Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora

ME_MGH440 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Friday 15th March 2019 11:00am Approved

Notes

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

More than a week ago 0.20

Flow estimate

POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected)

Water Appearance

Stained brown,Oily

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails)	1	4
	e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms)	1	5
	g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult)	2	50
	g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph)	10	3
	g. Order Acarina, (water mites)	5	50
	h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)	3	2
	h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails)	1	50
	l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers)	1	5
	l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles)	1	3
ALT Signal Score		2.78
Weighted ALT Signal Score		2.73

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Test 2

Mininum standard

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Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora