Site Visit #2329228 29-04-2021 | ME_ESP100: Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd

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ME_ESP100 Bunyip River Catchment

Thursday 29th April 2021 9:00am Approved

Notes

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week 8.50

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

51cm - 99cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Blackberry cover on banks

Non-indigenous and indigenous plants instream

Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation	Overall
Good ⁴	Fair ⁶	Good ⁸	Good ⁴	Fair ⁶	²⁸

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	b. Family Gerridae (water striders)	4	1
	c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph)	8	N/A
	c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis)	8	3
	f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail)	1	4
	f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders)	5	1
	g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph)	10	2
	l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers)	1	N/A
	m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis)	9	8
	q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis)	3	N/A
ALT Signal Score		6.17
Weighted ALT Signal Score		6.40

Diary photos

Water only flowing through 1 under road pipe

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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