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CO_WLD090 Wild Dog Creek 1, Wild Dog Creek Rd near GOR

3 April 2012

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

Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Wild Dog Creek 1, Wild Dog Creek Rd near GOR CO_WLD090
Date and Time Tuesday 3rd April 2012 14:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C P mg/L Turb FTU Turb NTU
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Planted trees doing well, large spreading watercress. kikuyu grass on road bank. Possible platypus?
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Excellent 5 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 26

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 85
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 50
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 0 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 40
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 0 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 235 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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