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CO_MOO025 Moorabool River ford upstream of Maude bridge

17 December 2018

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Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River ford upstream of Maude bridge CO_MOO025
Date and Time Monday 17th December 2018 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
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Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 75
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 5
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 3 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 25
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 10
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 100
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 307 Total score: 64 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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