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ME_MGH450 Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora
12 March 2019
Site visit details
Overview
| Catchment | Maribyrnong River |
|---|---|
| Site | Garden Hut Creek @ Old Wier Kolora ME_MGH450 |
| Date and Time | Tuesday 12th March 2019 12:00pm |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | More than a week ago 0.20 |
| Flow estimate | STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected) |
| Water Appearance | Scummy,Stained brown,Muddy |
| Stream depth | 0 - 50cm |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) | 3 | 2 | |
| d. Family Planorbidae, various genera (flat snails) | 1 | 1 | |
| e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) | 4 | 5 | |
| e. Family Lestidae and Family Coenagrionidae (Damselfly nymph) | 1 | 1 | |
|
g. Family Hydrophilidae (water scavenger beetle adult) | 2 | 30 |
|
g. Order Acarina, (water mites) | 5 | 50 |
| h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) | 1 | 20 | |
| i. Family Notonectidae , Genus Anisops (slender backswimmers) | 2 | 2 | |
| n. Family Corixidae , Species Diaprepocoris (Barry four-eyes) | 5 | 4 | |
| ALT Signal Score | 2.67 | ||
| Weighted ALT Signal Score | 2.91 | ||
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