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Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz

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CO_SUT015 Moorabool River Catchment

Sunday 13th May 2012 11:50am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
87%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1480µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.0033mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12° C
Temperature - WATER
10° C
Turbidity - NTU
1.57NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear,Other: Plenty of Algae
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 2
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c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) 8 3
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 10
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 4
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 5 1
Image
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 20
Image
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 3
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 10
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 2
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g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 100
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 5
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) 2 10
Image
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 4
ALT Signal Score 4.23
Weighted ALT Signal Score 4.42

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