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ME_MGH440 Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora

11 October 2018

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Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora ME_MGH440
Date and Time Thursday 11th October 2018 07:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

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
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 4 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 4
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) 6 1
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 2
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 1
f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) 4 31
f. Family Hydrophilidae Genus Berosus (water scavenger beetle larvae) f. Family Hydrophilidae Genus Berosus (water scavenger beetle larvae) 2 1
f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) 1 2
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 40
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 3 5
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) 2 6
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) 5 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 7
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 40
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) 7 8
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 6
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 5 1
i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera i. Family Leptophlebiidae (leptophlebs - Mayfly nymphs) various genera 8 6
j. Family Dytiscidae, (nosey tigers) 2 23
j. Family Philorheithridae (attack caddis - highlander) j. Family Philorheithridae (attack caddis - highlander) 8 1
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 21
n. Family Leptoceridae, Species Lectrides varians (flat shack caddis) n. Family Leptoceridae, Species Lectrides varians (flat shack caddis) 4 8
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 1 1
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 2
ALT Signal Score 3.65
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.80

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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