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ME_EMI200 Main Creek at Baldry's Rd crossing
9 November 2018
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Bunyip River |
|---|---|
| Site | Main Creek at Baldry's Rd crossing ME_EMI200 |
| Date and Time | Friday 9th November 2018 11:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | overcast |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 42.00 |
| Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
| Water Appearance | Clear |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | 2m - 5m |
| Hazards | Access to creek |
| Litter/Pollutants |
No obvious litter
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
a. Family Hyriidae (freshwater mussels) | 5 | 1 |
|
a. Family Megapodagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 5 | 2 |
|
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | 1 |
| b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) | 4 | 11 | |
| b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph) | 3 | 9 | |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | 2 | |
|
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) | 8 | 8 |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 3 | 12 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 1 | 31 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 2 | 11 | |
|
f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) | 4 | 4 |
|
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) | 3 | 7 |
|
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) | 5 | 3 |
| g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) | 5 | 40 | |
| g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) | 1 | 3 | |
| h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) | 7 | 5 | |
|
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) | 9 | 3 |
|
h. Family Tipulidae (crane fly larvae) | 5 | 1 |
|
i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera | 8 | 23 |
|
j. Family Philorheithridae (attack caddis - highlander) | 8 | 1 |
|
k. Family Dixidae ('U' bent midges) | 7 | 3 |
|
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) | 7 | 17 |
|
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) | 1 | 20 |
| m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) | 2 | 40 | |
| n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) | 6 | 20 | |
|
n. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Eretes (Beetle adult) | 1 | 3 |
| o. Family Corixidae genus Agraptocorixa (static boatmen) | 6 | N/A | |
|
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) | 6 | 1 |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 4 | 12 | |
|
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 3 |
| ALT Signal Score | 5.10 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 4.99 | ||
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