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Site code	CO_DUN010
Site name	Duneed Creek, Dickens Rd, Freshwater Creek
Status	Active
Region	Corangamite
Basin	Otway Coast
Catchment	Otway Coast
Sub catchment	Thompson Creek
Reach	35_38 Thompson Creek
Water type	Creek
Council	Surf Coast Shire Council
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Date
21-08-2017
31-05-2019
02-08-2019
13-09-2019
24-10-2019
28-02-2020
28-02-2020
31-07-2020

Waterbugs

21-08-2017

Overall rating: Good Total abundance: 113 Total score: 49

Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)

Score: 7 Count: 2

Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)

Score: 7 Count: 2

Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)

Score: 6 Count: 20

Freshwater slater (Isopoda)

Score: 5 Count: 2

Water mites (Acarina)

Score: 5 Count: 1

Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)

Score: 3 Count: 15

Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)

Score: 4 Count: 1

Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)

Score: 3 Count: 5

Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda)

Score: 4 Count: 10

True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)

Score: 4 Count: 50

Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)

Score: 1 Count: 5

31-07-2020

Total score: 5.6666666666667 Overall rating: Mild pollution

Mayfly nymphs

Score: 9

Marsh beetle larvae

Score: 6

Worms

Score: 2

Habitat

Date	Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation	Overall
28-02-2020	Fair ³	Good ⁸	Good ⁸	Poor ²	Good ⁸	²⁹
02-08-2019	Good ⁴	Fair ⁶	Good ⁸	Good ⁴	Fair ⁶	²⁸
31-05-2019	Fair ³	Fair ⁶	Fair ⁶	Excellent ⁵	Fair ⁶	²⁶

CO_DUN010 Duneed Creek, Dickens Rd, Freshwater Creek