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Dandenong Creek @ Tirhatuan Park

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ME_DDN083_RD Dandenong Catchment

Dandenong Creek Sub Catchment

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This is a River Detectives school monitored site.
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Habitat Scores

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14-06-2019 - 25-11-2019
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
November 2019 Good Good VeryPoor Excellent Excellent
November 2019 Poor Fair VeryPoor Poor Fair
October 2019 Fair Fair Fair Fair Fair
September 2019 Excellent Excellent Fair Excellent Good
August 2019 Fair Fair Good Good Fair
August 2019 Poor Fair Fair Poor Poor
June 2019 Poor Excellent Fair Excellent Fair
June 2019 Fair Fair Fair Fair Poor
River Detectives Method
11-12-2018 - 25-11-2019
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
November 2019 5 1.4 Severe pollution
October 2019 13 3.5 Severe pollution
September 2019 2 2.0 Severe pollution
August 2019 5 4.6 Moderate pollution
August 2019 4 2.2 Severe pollution
July 2019 3 2.0 Severe pollution
June 2019 3 3.7 Severe pollution
June 2019 1 2.0 Severe pollution
May 2019 4 2.2 Severe pollution
December 2018 5 2.4 Severe pollution
December 2018 3 3.3 Severe pollution
December 2018 5 2.4 Severe pollution

Physical Chemical Tests

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Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 28-03-2018 to 25-11-2019
13.0 ° C
Median 20.0° C
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pH
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7.00 pH Units
Median 7.00pH Units
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Electrical Conductivity
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0.60 µS/cm
Median 0.50µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (ppb)
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4.53 ppb
Median 0.00ppb
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Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 28-03-2018 to 25-11-2019
30 NTU
Median 26NTU
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Diary entries
One of the many large puddles near the testing site
One of the many large puddles near the testing site

September 2019

Collected samples for testing in the afternoon at 1300 ... downstream from test site.
Collected samples for testing in the afternoon at 1300 ... downstream from test site.

August 2019

Creek was flowing faster and fuller ... upstream from testing site
Creek was flowing faster and fuller ... upstream from testing site

August 2019

test site
test site

August 2019

It was a sunny, but very windy day. Creek looked really murky. We saw a dead fish in the creek.
It was a sunny, but very windy day. Creek looked really murky. We saw a dead fish in the creek.

July 2019

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