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Dandenong Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 6th January 2019 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.05mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
43.1%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
480µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.083mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20.6° C
Temperature - WATER
21.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
80FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
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
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 11
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 150
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 8
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 186 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Replanting done on the reinstated bank of the creek near the inlet to the wetlands
Looking upstream at the reinstated part of the creek near the inlet to the wetlands

Physical Chemical Trends

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