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EG_MOR060 Macleod Morass - Hunters Lane end

22 April 2001

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Mitchell River
Site Macleod Morass - Hunters Lane end EG_MOR060
Date and Time Sunday 22nd April 2001 12:15pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 2160 18 25
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Water depth 2.7 mtr from pump valve Breeze NW 5 knots beetles - actually water boatman shrimp with no eggs mosquito case only Chironomids - large 1 cm red colour, many different sizes. Carp 1 larval fish

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 30
Chironomids Chironomids 1 3
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 40
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 20
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 109 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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