Site Visit #2333986 04-05-2023 | ME_ESP100: Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd

ME_ESP100 Bunyip River Catchment

Thursday 4th May 2023 11:00am Approved

Notes

Water Conditions

Weather

Overcast

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours 15.00

Flow estimate

HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected

Water Appearance

Clear

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

< 2m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Quite weedy on both sides

Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation	Overall
Good ⁴	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Good ⁴	Fair ⁶	²⁶

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	3	1
	c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph)	8	25
	c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)	1	12
	f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph)	6	1
	f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders)	5	2
	g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)	4	6
	g. Family Glossosomatidae, Genus Agapetus (igloo caddis)	9	1
	g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph)	10	1
	g. Order Acarina, (water mites)	5	30
	i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers)	6	1
	q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis)	3	21
ALT Signal Score		5.45
Weighted ALT Signal Score		4.82

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd