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Overview

Catchment Otway Coast
Site Painkalac Creek below dam CO_PAI004
Date and Time Saturday 22nd April 2017 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

EC µS/cm pH pH Units
Sample 532 8.2
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Ecnomidae, Genus Ecnomus (bandit caddis) 6 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 30
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 2
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 1
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 10
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 1
g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) 10 10
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 1
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 1
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 1
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 5
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 5
l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) l. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (stealth diving beetles) 1 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 50
p. Family Chaoboridae (phantom midges) p. Family Chaoboridae (phantom midges) 2 1
ALT Signal Score 3.69
Weighted ALT Signal Score 4.13

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