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  6. 14-10-2012

Moorabool River at Robertsons Rd, Lethbridge

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CO_MOO024 Moorabool River Catchment

Sunday 14th October 2012 14:45pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
100%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
630µS/cm
pH
8.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 2
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
19
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 8
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 8
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 4
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 7
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 40 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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