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ME_MGH380 Garden Hut Creek @ Whitebridge Rd

28 May 2018

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 8
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Garden Hut Creek @ Whitebridge Rd ME_MGH380
Date and Time Monday 28th May 2018 15:00pm
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 cloudy
Last rainfall More than a week ago 62.60
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear,Stained brown
Stream depth 2m
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Monitoring site had nearly dried out. Only a dark, smelly puddle remained until last rainfall over 3 days on the 10-12th May

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 25

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 N/A
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 N/A
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 N/A
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 N/A
i. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Carabhydrus (waisted diving beetle) 7 N/A
k. Family Dytiscidae, (crawling water tigers) 2 N/A
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 N/A
l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) 1 N/A
n. Family Leptoceridae, Species Lectrides varians (flat shack caddis) n. Family Leptoceridae, Species Lectrides varians (flat shack caddis) 4 N/A
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 4 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

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