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  6. 27-10-2011

Kennedys Creek, Lavers Hill Cobden Rd

Corangamite

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CO_KDY100 Gellibrand River Catchment

Thursday 27th October 2011 12:10pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
740µS/cm
pH
7.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.43mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23.8° C
Temperature - WATER
15.8° C
Turbidity - NTU
49NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 25
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy,Stained brown
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
7
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Poor 4 Good 8 Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 26

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 7
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 100
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 3
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 100
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 318 Total score: 44 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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