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  6. 09-11-2014

Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz

Corangamite

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CO_SUT015 Moorabool River Catchment

Sunday 9th November 2014 15:20pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
87%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1480µS/cm
pH
7.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.007mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23.5° C
Temperature - WATER
25° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Site in BR N Park, walking track nearby
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Excellent 10 Good 8 Excellent 5 Good 8 Excellent 36

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 3
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 4
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 40
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 10
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 24
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 91 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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