Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd ME_ESP100
Date and Time Sunday 29th October 2017 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 15.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 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 Fair 3 Poor 4 23

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Megapodagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) a. Family Megapodagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 5 N/A
b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph) 3 N/A
c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) 8 N/A
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) 8 N/A
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 N/A
e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) 10 N/A
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 N/A
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 N/A
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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