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Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz

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CO_SUT015 Moorabool River Catchment

Sunday 13th October 2019 11:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
66.6679%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
2110µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18° C
Temperature - WATER
13.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
3.08NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
 
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
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Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 2 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 2
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 2
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e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 4 1
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e. Family Hydroptilidae (micro caddis) 4 2
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 6
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f. Family Hydrophilidae Genus Berosus (water scavenger beetle larvae) 2 2
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f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 1
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f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 3
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g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 2 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 10
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g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 100
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h. Family Dytiscidae, (taper-tailed tigers) 2 100
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 3 3
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) 6 1
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j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 100
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l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 100
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 1
ALT Signal Score 2.79
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.51

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Physical Chemical Trends

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