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ME_EMI200 Main Creek at Baldry's Rd crossing

29 October 2017

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Main Creek at Baldry's Rd crossing ME_EMI200
Date and Time Sunday 29th October 2017 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 15.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles

1 beer bottle only found

Habitat

<p>1 beer bottle only found</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Good 4 Good 8 32

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Parastacidae (freshwater crayfish or yabbies) 4 N/A
b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph) 3 N/A
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 N/A
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) 8 N/A
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 N/A
e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) e. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (hairy sprawler - stonefly nymph) 10 N/A
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 N/A
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) 5 N/A
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 7 N/A
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 N/A
k. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (mixed diving beetles) 1 N/A
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 N/A
n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) 6 N/A
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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