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CO_ERS010 Erskine River at Caravan Park, Lorne
15 November 2016
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Otway Coast |
|---|---|
| Site | Erskine River at Caravan Park, Lorne CO_ERS010 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 15th November 2016 12:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
Physical Chemical Tests
No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
| D.O. % | D.O mg/L | EC µS/cm | Nitrate-Nit mg/L N | Nitr mg/L | pH pH Units | rP mg/L P | Air ° C | Water ° C | Turb NTU | |
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Sampled above normal ERS010 sampling site at the top of the KiaOra caravan park.
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
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a. Family Caenidae (caenids - Mayfly nymph) | 4 | 2 |
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b. Family Elmidae (riffle beetle adult) | 7 | 1 |
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 4 | 6 | |
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c. Family Hydrobiosidae (hunter caddis) | 8 | 6 |
| c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) | 3 | 1 | |
| d. Family Philopotamidae / Family Polycentropodidae/Family Ecnomidae (ginger nuts) | 8 | 2 | |
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) | 5 | 20 |
| d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) | 1 | 2 | |
| e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) | 1 | 20 | |
| f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) | 5 | 1 | |
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f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) | 5 | 20 |
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f. Family Ceratopogonidae (pogs) | 4 | 1 |
| f. Family Gripopterygidae, Genus Illiesoperla (blond sprawler -stonefly nymph) | 10 | 20 | |
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f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) | 5 | 1 |
| g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) | 3 | 20 | |
| g. Family Leptophlebiidae, Genus Atalophlebia (leptophleb - Mayfly nymph) | 5 | 5 | |
| h. Family Gripopterygidae, various genera (gripops or fluffy bums - Stonefly nymphs) | 7 | 20 | |
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h. Family Helicopsychidae, Genus Helicopsyche (snail caddis) | 8 | 1 |
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k. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Oecetis (attack caddis - lowlander) | 6 | 2 |
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l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) | 7 | 5 |
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t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) | 6 | 5 |
| ALT Signal Score | 5.19 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 5.43 | ||
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