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CO_SUT015 Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz

14 February 2016

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Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz CO_SUT015
Date and Time Sunday 14th February 2016 11:00am
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 63 5.3 2990 7.1 0 23 21.5 8.08
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Gerridae (water striders) b. Family Gerridae (water striders) 4 1
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 4 4
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 3 1
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 1 3
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 1 5
e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) e. Family Gyrinidae (whirligig beetle adult) 4 1
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 5 6
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 1
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 3
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 12
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) 2 1
i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) 1 3
i. Family Stratiomyidae (soldier fly larvae) i. Family Stratiomyidae (soldier fly larvae) 2 3
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 3
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 2
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 2 3
n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) 6 3
ALT Signal Score 3.00
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.81

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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