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Moorabool R confluence east & west branches, Dolly Creek Rd, Morrisons

Corangamite

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CO_MOO001 Moorabool River Catchment

Wednesday 7th October 2015 13:15pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
76%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
990µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.0198mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0.07
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
packets,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 50
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 25
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 15
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 40
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1000
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1246 Total score: 57 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

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