Site Visit #296983 24-04-2015 | CO_MOO090: Moorabool River @ old Fyansford bridge

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CO_MOO090 Moorabool River Catchment

Friday 24th April 2015 11:00am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

70%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

6.8mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

4400µS/cm

pH

8pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

16.5° C

Temperature - WATER

15° C

Turbidity - NTU

70NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Overcast

Last rainfall

Raining Now

Flow estimate

LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Stained brown

Stream depth

1m - 2m

Stream width

>5m

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image	Species	Score	Quantity
	c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)	4	60
	c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)	3	5
	e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)	2	5
	g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)	3	5
	g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)	1	3
	g. Order Acarina, (water mites)	5	40
	g. Order Isopoda, Family Janiridae (water slaters)	3	20
	t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis)	6	5
ALT Signal Score		3.12
Weighted ALT Signal Score		3.33

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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