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ME_ESP100 Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd
8 November 2016
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Bunyip River |
|---|---|
| Site | Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd ME_ESP100 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 8th November 2016 09:15am |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
| Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N | N mg/L NH4+ | D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | FrP mg/L P | Nitrate-Nit mg/L N | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample |
| Weather | overcast |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week 10.00 |
| Flow estimate | HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected |
| Water Appearance | Stained brown |
| Stream depth | 51cm - 99cm |
| Stream width | 2m - 5m |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Landowner has built a small bridge over stream to facilitate movement of small motorised vehicles between adjacent parts of his property. This is helpful for our surveying.
Habitat
<p>The landowner has agreed to participate in a funded Landcare stream-side biolink revegetation project which is to start in the new year.</p>
| Bank Erosion Stability | Bank Vegetation | In Stream Cover | Riffles Pools Bends | Verge Vegetation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 6 | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | 22 |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
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a. Family Psephenidae, Genus Sclerocyphon (water pennies) | 6 | N/A |
| b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph) | 3 | N/A | |
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c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) | 8 | N/A |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 3 | N/A | |
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | N/A |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 1 | N/A | |
| f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) | 10 | N/A | |
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f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) | 3 | N/A |
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f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) | 5 | N/A |
| g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) | 5 | N/A | |
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g. Order Acarina, (water mites) | 5 | N/A |
| h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) | 1 | N/A | |
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l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) | 7 | N/A |
| l. Family Corixidae , Genus Sigara (striped boatman) | 3 | N/A | |
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l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) | 1 | N/A |
| n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) | 6 | N/A | |
| q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) | 4 | N/A | |
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| Weighted ALT Signal Score | |||
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