Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Moorabool River
Site Moorabool River @ Sharps Rd crossing, She Oaks CO_MOO023
Date and Time Wednesday 22nd December 2010 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

No physical chemical tests recorded on this visit
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Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
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Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Waterbug sampling at pool above riffles.

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 3 1
c. Family Veliidae/ Family Mesoveliidae/ Family Hebridae (water treaders) 1 20
d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) 1 4
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 1
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 5
e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) 1 20
f. Corduliid / libellulid like dragonflies - various families (spider mud eye) 4 1
f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) f. Family Baetidae (baetids -Mayfly nymph) 5 100
f. Order Amphipoda  (scuds, sideswimmers) f. Order Amphipoda (scuds, sideswimmers) 3 100
f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) f. Order Araneae ( fishing and wolf spiders) 5 1
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 1
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 10
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) g. Order Acarina, (water mites) 5 100
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 3 1
h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) h. Family Telephlebiidae (teleflebs - Dragonfly nymphs) 9 2
i. Family Dytiscidae, (two-tailed tigers) 6 2
l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) l. Family Calamoceratidae, Anisocentropus (sleeping bag caddis) 7 3
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 100
n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) 5 3
p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) p. Family Leptoceridae Unidentified, various genera (Caddis fly larvae) 6 5
t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) t. Family Leptoceridae, Genus Notalina (Headbanger caddis) 6 100
ALT Signal Score 4.14
Weighted ALT Signal Score 3.83

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