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Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

Melbourne

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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 29th March 2017 14:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.03mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
84.55%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
180µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Temperature - AIR
23° C
Temperature - WATER
18° C
Turbidity - NTU
19NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
polystyrene

Habitat

First monitoring for the year

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Poor 4 23

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 25
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 6
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 1
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 35
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 45
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 2
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 7
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 212 Total score: 58 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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