Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Sutherland Creek at gorge, Steiglitz CO_SUT015
Date and Time Sunday 20th June 2010 12:40pm
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 88 9.6 580 7 0 13.8 11.6 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
No flow, sample taken from the lowest of a series of pools. Water clear, pool well vegetated. Yarra Pygmy Perch and Southern Pygmy Perch present in sweep sample

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 5
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 30
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 39 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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