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Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway

Melbourne

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ME_DDN033 Dandenong Catchment

Saturday 21st April 2012 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
38%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.2mg/L
pH
7.8pH Units
Temperature - AIR
16° C
Temperature - WATER
16.8° C
Turbidity - FTU
18FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 0.4
Flow estimate
Moderate
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 VeryPoor 2 Fair 3 VeryPoor 2 Poor 14

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

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

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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