Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Bunyip River
Site Splitters Creek at Main Creek Rd ME_ESP100
Date and Time Thursday 29th April 2021 09:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

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 sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 8.50
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

No litter

Habitat

<p>Blackberry cover on banks</p> <p>Non-indigenous and indigenous plants instream</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Fair 6 28

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
b. Family Gerridae (water striders) b. Family Gerridae (water striders) 4 1
c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) c. Family Coloburiscidae, Genus Coloburiscoides (stream horses - Mayfly nymph) 8 N/A
c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) 8 3
f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) f. Family Lymnaeidae (lim nay ids - snail) 1 4
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 2
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 N/A
m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) 9 8
q. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Triplectides (stick caddis) 3 N/A
ALT Signal Score 6.17
Weighted ALT Signal Score 6.40

Diary photos

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