Site Visit #2324367 12-03-2019 | ME_MGH450: Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora

ME_MGH450 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Tuesday 12th March 2019 12:00pm Approved

Notes

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

More than a week ago 0.20

Flow estimate

STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Scummy,Stained brown,Muddy

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	3	2
	d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails)	1	1
	e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)	4	5
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	1	1
	g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult)	2	30
	g. Order Acarina, (water mites)	5	50
	h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails)	1	20
	i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers)	2	2
	n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes)	5	4
ALT Signal Score		2.67
Weighted ALT Signal Score		2.91

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora