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Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz CO_SUT015
Date and Time Sunday 9th July 2023 11:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 46 4.9 4570 7.4 0.01 15 11 9
Weather
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) 1 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 12
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 1
e. Family Nepidae, Genus Ranatra (slender water scorpions/stick bug) 2 1
f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) 6 1
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 3
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 2
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 1
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) 10 1
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 7
i. Family Aeshnidae (Dragonfly nymph - Couta mud eye) 4 2
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 1
ALT Signal Score 3.54
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.37

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