Site Visit #260018 24-09-2012 | ME_MGH450: Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora

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ME_MGH450 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Monday 24th September 2012 11:45am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

76.8512%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

8mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

320µS/cm

pH

7.4pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.05mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

9° C

Temperature - WATER

13.5° C

Turbidity - NTU

10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Overcast

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours 2

Flow estimate

MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow

Water Appearance

Stained brown

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	15
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	5
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera)	5	5
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	5
Water mites (Acarina)	5	50
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)	3	50
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	20
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	5
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)	4	100
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	10
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)	1	10

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 275 Total score: 46 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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