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Dandenong Creek, downstream of Heatherdale Creek, Vermont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN038 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 20th November 2016 10:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
70.94%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
620µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.06mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
29.2° C
Temperature - WATER
21.1° C
Turbidity - FTU
17FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 16

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 10 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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