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  6. 30-03-2012

Old Joes Creek - 10 metres before it joins Dandenong Creek (suburb?)

Melbourne

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ME_DOJ090 Dandenong Catchment

Friday 30th March 2012 9:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
46%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
820µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.26mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22° C
Turbidity - FTU
16FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 15
Flow estimate
Moderate
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
slippery riparian vegetation
Litter/Pollutants
clothing,packets,paper,plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

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

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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