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  6. 23-11-2011

Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway

Melbourne

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ME_DDN033 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 23rd November 2011 16:20pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.1mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
64%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
640µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.13mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20.5° C
Temperature - WATER
18.7° C
Turbidity - FTU
46FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 5
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 8
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 13 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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