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CO_MOO020 Moorabool River @ Coopers Bridge on Steiglitz Rd, Meredith

2 June 2005

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River @ Coopers Bridge on Steiglitz Rd, Meredith CO_MOO020
Date and Time Thursday 2nd June 2005 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Also bloodwormx1 Bug score 43, abundance 700, condition Very good

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 60
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 300
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 15
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 15
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 80
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 150
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 8
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 634 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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