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CO_MEC070 Mount Emu Creek @ Skipton

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Overview

Site code CO_MEC070
Site name Mount Emu Creek @ Skipton
Status Active
Region Corangamite
Basin Hopkins River
Catchment Hopkins River
Sub catchment Mt Emu Creek
Reach 36_18 Mt Emu Creek
Water type Creek
Council
Monitoring organisations

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Waterbugs

10-05-2021
Total score: 4.9090909090909 Overall rating: Moderate pollution

Mayfly nymphs

Score: 9 Mayfly nymphs

Stonefly nymphs

Score: 10 Stonefly nymphs

Toebiters

Score: 10 Toebiters

Marsh beetle larvae

Score: 6 Marsh beetle larvae

Damselfly larvae

Score: 3 Damselfly larvae

Sideswimmers or scuds

Score: 3 Sideswimmers or scuds

Water striders

Score: 4 Water striders

Whirligig beetles

Score: 4 Whirligig beetles

Flatworms

Score: 2 Flatworms

Water beetles

Score: 2 Water beetles

Water treaders

Score: 1 Water treaders
21-10-2021
Total score: 3.4117647058824 Overall rating: Severe pollution

Free-living caddis larvae

Score: 8 Free-living caddis larvae

Mayfly nymphs

Score: 9 Mayfly nymphs

Fishing spiders

Score: 5 Fishing spiders

Gordian worms

Score: 6 Gordian worms

Chironomids, blood worms

Score: 4 Chironomids, blood worms

Damselfly larvae

Score: 3 Damselfly larvae

Dragonfly larvae

Score: 3 Dragonfly larvae

Whirligig beetle larvae

Score: 4 Whirligig beetle larvae

Whirligig beetles

Score: 4 Whirligig beetles

Backswimmers

Score: 1 Backswimmers

Flatworms

Score: 2 Flatworms

Freshwater snails

Score: 1 Freshwater snails

Leeches

Score: 1 Leeches

Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Score: 1 Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Water beetles

Score: 2 Water beetles

Waterboatmen

Score: 2 Waterboatmen

Worms

Score: 2 Worms
06-09-2023
Total score: 3.6428571428571 Overall rating: Severe pollution

Cased caddis larvae

Score: 8 Cased caddis larvae

Mayfly nymphs

Score: 9 Mayfly nymphs

Water mites

Score: 5 Water mites

Chironomids, blood worms

Score: 4 Chironomids, blood worms

Damselfly larvae

Score: 3 Damselfly larvae

Dragonfly larvae

Score: 3 Dragonfly larvae

Freshwater prawns

Score: 4 Freshwater prawns

Glass shrimps

Score: 3 Glass shrimps

Whirligig beetles

Score: 4 Whirligig beetles

Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Score: 1 Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Water beetles

Score: 2 Water beetles

Water treaders

Score: 1 Water treaders

Waterboatmen

Score: 2 Waterboatmen

Worms

Score: 2 Worms
05-06-2024
Total score: 4 Overall rating: Moderate pollution

Cased caddis larvae

Score: 8 Cased caddis larvae

Free-living caddis larvae

Score: 8 Free-living caddis larvae

Marsh beetle larvae

Score: 6 Marsh beetle larvae

Chironomids, blood worms

Score: 4 Chironomids, blood worms

Freshwater prawns

Score: 4 Freshwater prawns

Glass shrimps

Score: 3 Glass shrimps

Sideswimmers or scuds

Score: 3 Sideswimmers or scuds

Freshwater snails

Score: 1 Freshwater snails

Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Score: 1 Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Water beetles

Score: 2 Water beetles
18-09-2024
Total score: 4.4285714285714 Overall rating: Moderate pollution

Cased caddis larvae

Score: 8 Cased caddis larvae

Free-living caddis larvae

Score: 8 Free-living caddis larvae

Mayfly nymphs

Score: 9 Mayfly nymphs

Stonefly nymphs

Score: 10 Stonefly nymphs

Marsh beetle larvae

Score: 6 Marsh beetle larvae

Chironomids, blood worms

Score: 4 Chironomids, blood worms

Glass shrimps

Score: 3 Glass shrimps

Sideswimmers or scuds

Score: 3 Sideswimmers or scuds

Flatworms

Score: 2 Flatworms

Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Score: 1 Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Scavenger beetle larvae

Score: 2 Scavenger beetle larvae

Water beetles

Score: 2 Water beetles

Waterboatmen

Score: 2 Waterboatmen

Worms

Score: 2 Worms
18-09-2025
Total score: 4 Overall rating: Moderate pollution

Cased caddis larvae

Score: 8 Cased caddis larvae

Free-living caddis larvae

Score: 8 Free-living caddis larvae

Gordian worms

Score: 6 Gordian worms

Chironomids, blood worms

Score: 4 Chironomids, blood worms

Damselfly larvae

Score: 3 Damselfly larvae

Glass shrimps

Score: 3 Glass shrimps

Pogs

Score: 4 Pogs

Sideswimmers or scuds

Score: 3 Sideswimmers or scuds

Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Score: 1 Mosquito larvae, wrigglers

Scavenger beetle larvae

Score: 2 Scavenger beetle larvae

Waterboatmen

Score: 2 Waterboatmen

Habitat

Date Comment Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
22-11-2021 Fair 3 Good 8 Poor 4 Good 4 Good 8 27