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Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

Melbourne

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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 2nd May 2018 16:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
75.73%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
180µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
22NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Habitat

Lower water level than last time

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Poor 4 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 4
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 3
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 18
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 30
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 200
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 4
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 335 Total score: 51 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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