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Main Creek at Baldry's Rd crossing

Melbourne

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ME_EMI200 Bunyip River Catchment

Wednesday 30th October 2013 10:00am Approved
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Water Conditions

Weather
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Habitat

There was high water flow in the creek today following 48mm of rain in past week. Although the bank vegetation is good, there is a lot of wind blown debris (shrubs) in the creek at the site we use. This made collecting difficult so we moved down stream to a spot where although the water was flowing strongly it was safer and easier to collect.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Good 8 Fair 3 Good 8 Good 30

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 30
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 9
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 115 Total score: 43 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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