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  6. 13-11-2019

Coliban River behind Malmsbury Sports Ground

North Central

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NC_COL420_RD Campaspe River Catchment

Wednesday 13th November 2019 15:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
187µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
22NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Last rainfall
  0
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Good 8 Good 8 Fair 3 Good 8 32

Water Bugs River Detectives method

Image Name Score
Image
Cased caddis larvae 8
Image
Mayfly nymphs 9
Image
Water mites 5
Image
Chironomids, blood worms 4
Image
Damselfly larvae 3
Image
Dragonfly larvae 3
Image
Glass shrimps 3
Image
Sideswimmers or scuds 3
Image
Whirligig beetles 4
Image
Backswimmers 1
Image
Waterboatmen 2
> 6
clean water
5 to 6
mild pollution
4 to 5
moderate pollution
< 4
severe pollution
Total score: 4.1 Overall rating: Moderate pollution

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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