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CO_MOO024 Moorabool River at Robertsons Rd, Lethbridge

4 September 2010

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River at Robertsons Rd, Lethbridge CO_MOO024
Date and Time Saturday 4th September 2010 12:30pm
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 86 9.2 1980 7.7 0.03 19 12 9
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Sampled with DM - training session overcast, windy, last more than 60 mm last week, rained last 24 hours, rapid, clear, stained brown, <1 m deep and 16 m wide - area was flooded. Macro survey - rating poor. Bug score 16, abundance 44. high low levels, normal riparian veg inaccessable. Need to check again.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 20
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 20
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 44 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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