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Dandenong Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 4th February 2018 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
62.64%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
260µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.067mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23.7° C
Temperature - WATER
22.7° C
Turbidity - FTU
69FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Milky
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 53 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Looking upstream from near the wetland inlet
Looking downstream from near the wetland inlet

Physical Chemical Trends

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