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ME_MGH520 Garden Hut Creek@ Hennebergs rd Bridge

26 January 2013

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Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Garden Hut Creek@ Hennebergs rd Bridge ME_MGH520
Date and Time Saturday 26th January 2013 15:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

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 19
Weather sunny
Last rainfall
Flow estimate DRY: No continuous flow in channel and no pools
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 100
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 397 Total score: 41 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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