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Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 7th October 2018 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
58.42%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
310µS/cm
pH
6.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.003mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21.1° C
Temperature - WATER
16.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
57FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 40
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 6
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 72 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Low water level in the wetland but better than before
Lots of vegetation around the wetland outlet

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
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