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  6. 17-03-2016

Site C (7th Tee) Sandilong Creek

Mallee

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MA_CSA200 Mallee Catchment

Thursday 17th March 2016 9:09am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0.05mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
169µS/cm
Electrical Conductivity
0.05µs/cm
pH
6.97pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
25.8° C
Total Dissolved Solids
109mg/L
Turbidity - NTU
24.5NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 26

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 N/A
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 N/A
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 N/A
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 N/A
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 N/A
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 50
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Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 N/A
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Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 N/A
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 N/A
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 N/A
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 N/A
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 N/A
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Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 N/A
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 N/A
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 N/A
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 N/A
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
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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: 122 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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