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Dandenong Creek

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 5th February 2017 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
72.69%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
650µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
25.4° C
Temperature - WATER
23.2° C
Turbidity - FTU
42FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 11 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

View across the creek at the usual sampling spot
New channel around the dam
New channel around the dam
Remnants of the dam
Usual creek bed exposed due to freeway works

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
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