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Dandenong Creek, downstream of Heatherdale Creek, Vermont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN038 Dandenong Catchment

Saturday 18th February 2012 16:10pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
48%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
410µS/cm
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.046mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
29.6° C
Temperature - WATER
26° C
Turbidity - FTU
43FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 12
Flow estimate
Slow
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
Steep banks
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,packets,paper

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 Fair 6 Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 Poor 16

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) c. Family Atyidae (glass shrimp) 0 1
h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) h. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Australphilus (Beetle adult) 0 1
Image
h. Order Anostraca (fairy shrimp and introduced sea monkeys) 4 2
Image
Water-boatmen 4 2
Image
Water-striders 4 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 12 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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