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CO_MOO023 Moorabool River @ Sharps Rd crossing, She Oaks

14 October 2018

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Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River @ Sharps Rd crossing, She Oaks CO_MOO023
Date and Time Sunday 14th October 2018 09:45am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 77.67 7.9 731 7.9 0.14 19 14.5 0.73
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Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) a. Family Hydropsychidae (net spinning caddis) 6 N/A
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 N/A
c. Family Hydraenidae and Family Hydrochidae (crawling water beetles) 3 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
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 N/A
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 N/A
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 4 N/A
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 1 N/A
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 2 N/A
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 N/A
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 5 N/A
f. Family Atriplectididae, Genus Atriplectides (vulture caddis) 3 N/A
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 N/A
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 N/A
g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) 5 N/A
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) 5 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 1 N/A
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 N/A
h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) 7 N/A
h. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Jappa (Mayfly nymph) h. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Jappa (Mayfly nymph) 8 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
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 2 N/A
o. Family Conoesucidae/ Family Calocidae/ Family Helicophidae (bullet caddis) 7 N/A
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 N/A
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