Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River @ Pringles Bridge Rd, Maude CO_MOO026
Date and Time Monday 1st November 2004 09:00am
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 90 7 1600 7.8 0.03 17 15 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Rainfall during last week Macro results: Very Good. Abundance category 4, Total bug score >35

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 20
i. Order Notostraca  (shield shrimp, tadpole shrimp) i. Order Notostraca (shield shrimp, tadpole shrimp) 5 1
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 60
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 154 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

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