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EG_MOR060 Macleod Morass - Hunters Lane end

7 February 2001

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
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Overview

Catchment Mitchell River
Site Macleod Morass - Hunters Lane end EG_MOR060
Date and Time Wednesday 7th February 2001 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 2240 0.045 23 24.5 70
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Mosquito cases only Slight, green algae bloom on water surface, like oily slick Caddis fly - Genus tridectides Dragonfly - 1 Ischnura 2 Zyoptera Shrimp - majority juvenille 3 mm Water measurer Genus hydrometra Back swimmers mostly juvenille water treader genus mesovelia Plenty of zoo and phyto plankton

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) 4 2
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 2
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 150
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 9
Water-striders Water-striders 4 4
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 7
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 178 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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