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ME_MGH520 Garden Hut Creek@ Hennebergs rd Bridge

28 May 2018

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Garden Hut Creek@ Hennebergs rd Bridge ME_MGH520
Date and Time Monday 28th May 2018 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 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 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Monitoring site had torally dried our during summer until rainfall 10 to 12th May (62.6 mm)

Habitat

<p>Monitoring site had torally dried our during summer until rainfall 10 to 12th May (62.6 mm)</p>
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
c. Family Sphaeriidae and Family Corbiculidae (basket and pea shells) 4 N/A
d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) 6 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 N/A
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 N/A
h. Family Dytiscidae, (taper-tailed tigers) h. Family Dytiscidae, (taper-tailed tigers) 2 N/A
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 N/A
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 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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