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Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora ME_MGH450
Date and Time Thursday 11th October 2018 07:00am
Approved Approved

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Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 2 1
a. Family Hydrometridae (water measurers) a. Family Hydrometridae (water measurers) 3 1
b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) b. Family Ancylidae (freshwater limpets) 4 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 9
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 5
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 1
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 4
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 4
f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) 4 5
f. Family Hydrophilidae Genus Berosus (water scavenger beetle larvae) f. Family Hydrophilidae Genus Berosus (water scavenger beetle larvae) 2 4
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 4
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 6
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 2 12
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 6
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 70
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 11
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 1 1
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 5
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 1
ALT Signal Score 2.58
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.57

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