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Dandenong Creek, immediately upstream of where OJ Creek joins Creek (?suburb?)

Melbourne

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ME_DDN028 Dandenong Catchment

Monday 21st November 2011 12:35pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
328µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.09mg/L P
Temperature - WATER
16° C
Turbidity - FTU
102FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week 15
Flow estimate
Moderate
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Freshwater shrimp 5 2
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 6
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 23 Total score: 4 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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