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Dandenong Creek, mixing zone of Old Joes Creek (suburb?)

Melbourne

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ME_DDN030 Dandenong Catchment

Thursday 23rd May 2002 11:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
56%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
422µS/cm
Nitrate - Nitrogen
2.49mg/L
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.07mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
13° C
Turbidity - NTU
86NTU

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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Chironomids 1 10
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o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 0 3
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Water-boatmen 4 15
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 7
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 66 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

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