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Moorabool River Catchment
CO_MOO023
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visits
22-12-2010
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Physical Chemical Tests
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D.O.
%
D.O
mg/L
EC
µS/cm
pH
pH Units
rP
mg/L P
Air
° C
Water
° C
Turb
NTU
Sample
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Waterbug sampling at pool above riffles.
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp)
3
1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders)
1
20
d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails)
1
4
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae)
5
1
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail)
3
5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph)
1
20
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye)
4
1
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph)
5
100
f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers)
3
100
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders)
5
1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae)
4
1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail)
2
10
g. Order Acarina, (water mites)
5
100
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult)
3
1
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs)
9
2
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers)
6
2
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis)
7
3
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman)
3
100
n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes)
5
3
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae)
6
5
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis)
6
100
ALT Signal Score
4.14
Weighted ALT Signal Score
3.83
Diary photos
No diary entries recorded for this visit
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