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CO_MOE070 Moorabool River East branch @ Egerton-Ballark Rd

4 October 2009

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

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River East branch @ Egerton-Ballark Rd CO_MOE070
Date and Time Sunday 4th October 2009 12:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

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 42 4.4 2600 7.6 0.03 14 12 0.031 10
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Moderate flow, clear water

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 20
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 10
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 80
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 251 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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