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ME_MGH450 Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora
7 June 2018
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Maribyrnong River |
|---|---|
| Site | Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora ME_MGH450 |
| Date and Time | Thursday 7th June 2018 15:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | During the last 24 hours 0.40 |
| 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 | 1m - 2m |
| Stream width | > 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
The last substantial rains were 29/30 May of 33,4 mm and 10th to 12th May of 62.6 mm. This monitoring site did not dry out during summer
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) | 2 | N/A |
|
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 | |
|
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) | 1 | N/A |
| l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) | 3 | N/A | |
|
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 | |||
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