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Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 5th February 2017 10:50am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
66.55%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
590µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.11mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
27.1° C
Temperature - WATER
25.9° C
Turbidity - FTU
128FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Muddy,Oily
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 4 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Edge of the wetland next to the bird hide, very low level
Lake next to the bird hide
Very low level in the lake next to the bird hide - usually over 1.5m

Physical Chemical Trends

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