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ME_MGH440 Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora
15 March 2019
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Maribyrnong River |
|---|---|
| Site | Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora ME_MGH440 |
| Date and Time | Friday 15th March 2019 11:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample |
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | More than a week ago 0.20 |
| Flow estimate | POOLS: No continuous flow in channel and intermittent pools (in-stream habitats not connected) |
| Water Appearance | Stained brown,Oily |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) | 1 | 4 | |
|
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) | 1 | 5 |
|
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) | 2 | 50 |
| g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) | 10 | 3 | |
|
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) | 5 | 50 |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 3 | 2 | |
| h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) | 1 | 50 | |
|
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) | 1 | 5 |
|
l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) | 1 | 3 |
| ALT Signal Score | 2.78 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 2.73 | ||
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