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Ford River @ Great Ocean Road Bridge

Corangamite

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CO_FOR040 Otway Coast Catchment

Sunday 24th April 2016 9:50am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
80%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8.2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17° C
Temperature - WATER
13.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 12.3
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear,Stained green
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
Traffic
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic,cans

Habitat

List of vegetation included on Field sheet

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Excellent 5 Fair 6 Good 31

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 25
b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) 4 1
Image
b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) 7 5
b. Phylum Nematoda (roundworms) b. Phylum Nematoda (roundworms) 1 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 80
Image
c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) 8 2
c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae) c. Family Tabanidae / Family Dolichopodidae / Family Empididae / some Family Tipulidae (True Fly larvae) 4 3
d. Family Philopotamidae / Family Polycentropodidae/Family Ecnomidae (ginger nuts) d. Family Philopotamidae / Family Polycentropodidae/Family Ecnomidae (ginger nuts) 8 2
Image
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 5
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 7
Image
e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) 10 12
Image
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 42
Image
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 7
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 1
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) 5 22
Image
k. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Oecetis (attack caddis - lowlander) 6 1
Image
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 16
o. Family Conoesucidae/ Family Calocidae/ Family Helicophidae (bullet caddis) o. Family Conoesucidae/ Family Calocidae/ Family Helicophidae (bullet caddis) 7 18
ALT Signal Score 5.44
Weighted ALT Signal Score 5.88

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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