Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Maribyrnong River
Site Garden Hut Creek @ Above Rapids Kolora ME_MGH440
Date and Time Wednesday 28th February 2018 14:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Stained brown
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Good 8 Good 8 Fair 3 Fair 6 29

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) a. Family Curculionidae (weevils) 2 N/A
b. Family Gerridae (water striders) b. Family Gerridae (water striders) 4 N/A
b. Family Synlestidae (Damselfly nymph) 3 N/A
d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) 6 N/A
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 N/A
g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) g. Family Gomphidae (gomphids - Dragonfly nymph) 5 N/A
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 1 N/A
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 2 N/A
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) 2 N/A
j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) j. Family Dytiscidae, various genera (little diving beetles) 1 N/A
m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) m. Family Calocidae, Species Caenota plicata (shingle caddis) 9 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

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