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Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 6th January 2019 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
7.89%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
360µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.023mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
23.2° C
Temperature - WATER
21.2° C
Turbidity - FTU
106FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
 
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 8
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 20 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Wetland inlet lake after dredging and bank clearing
Interesting bug
Reason for the dredging

Physical Chemical Trends

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