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  6. 23-09-2012

Garden Hut Creek @ Whitebridge Rd

Melbourne

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ME_MGH380 Maribyrnong River Catchment

Sunday 23rd September 2012 11:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
95.6658%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
10mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
410µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
13.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week 4
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 10
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 50
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 232 Total score: 42 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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