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Waurn Ponds Creek @ Perennial Rise, Grovedale

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CO_WAU010 Barwon River Catchment

Tuesday 24th February 2015 11:15am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
43%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
2300µS/cm
pH
7.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.08mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
16° C
Turbidity - NTU
3.28NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,packets,paper,plastic

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 15
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d. Family Hymenosomatidae (five cent crab, false spider crab) 3 15
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 50
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 1 50
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 1
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f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 20
Image
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 50
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 30
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g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 20
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h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 1
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j. Family Naucoridae, Genus Naucoris (creeping water bugs) 2 5
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 5
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 50
ALT Signal Score 3.79
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.67

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