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Outlet Site at Lake Gutheridge - Sale

West Gippsland

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WG_GUT001 Latrobe River Catchment

Thursday 7th August 2025 9:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
211µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
10.3° C
Temperature - WATER
11.9° C
Turbidity - NTU
60NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week 2.00
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,cans

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 3 6
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 15
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 39 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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