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Dandenong Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 3rd February 2019 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
56.22%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
310µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.06mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
28.7° C
Temperature - WATER
26.7° C
Turbidity - FTU
75FTU

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
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 100
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 140 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Riverbank looking back to normal after dam reinstated

Physical Chemical Trends

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