Site Visit #2016163 25-04-2001 | ME_DBC070: Blind Creek behind Agric Vic next to walking track

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ME_DBC070 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 25th April 2001 10:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

5.2mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

940µS/cm

Nitrate - Nitrogen

0.32mg/L

pH

7.4pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.046mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

14° C

Temperature - WATER

7° C

Turbidity - NTU

1NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Last rainfall

Flow estimate

Water Appearance

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Chironomids	1	8
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys)	4	1
p. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Hyderodes (Beetle adult)	0	20
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	2
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera)	7	5
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera)	8	2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	15
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)	3	4
Flatworms (Turbellaria)	3	8
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	60
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	10

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 155 Total score: 39 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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Mininum standard

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