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Moorabool River Catchment
CO_SUT015
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14-02-2016
Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz
Corangamite
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CO_SUT015 Moorabool River Catchment
Sunday 14th February 2016 11:00am
Approved
Notes
Physical Chemical Tests
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
63
%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.3
mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
2990
µS/cm
pH
7.1
pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0
mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23
° C
Temperature - WATER
21.5
° C
Turbidity - NTU
8.08
NTU
Water Conditions
Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
bottles
Water Bugs
Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
b. Family Gerridae (water striders)
4
1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)
4
4
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)
3
1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms)
1
3
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms)
1
5
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult)
4
1
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye)
5
6
g. Order Acarina, (water mites)
5
1
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers)
1
3
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails)
2
12
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers)
2
1
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers)
1
3
i. Family Stratiomyidae (soldier fly larvae)
2
3
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles)
1
3
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers)
1
2
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman)
2
3
n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes)
6
3
ALT
Signal Score
3.00
Weighted
ALT
Signal Score
2.81
Diary photos
No diary entries recorded for this visit
Physical Chemical Trends
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Test 1
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Temperature - WATER
Temperature - AIR
pH
Electrical Conductivity
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Turbidity - NTU
Test 2
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Temperature - WATER
Temperature - AIR
pH
Electrical Conductivity
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Turbidity - NTU
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