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ME_MGH400 Garden Hut Creek Confluence of Garden Hut and Monument Creek

8 January 2017

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 9
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Garden Hut Creek Confluence of Garden Hut and Monument Creek ME_MGH400
Date and Time Sunday 8th January 2017 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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
Weather
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Stained brown,Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

A week before sampling, 5 cows and 12 sheep from the neighbouring property crossed the creek several times and caused erosion at various areas

Habitat

<p>Over the years we have done extensive re-habilitation of the stream frontage like planting of natives and removal of exotic species</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 24

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
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) 4 102
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 351 Total score: 51 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

First time seen at this location

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