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Blind Creek, dwstm side Scoresby Rd, Wantirna Health & Squash

Melbourne

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ME_DBC060 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 3rd April 2019 10:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.5mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
63.46%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
440µS/cm
Nitrate NO3
3mg/L
pH
7.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.163mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22.3° C
Temperature - WATER
18° C
Turbidity - FAU
6.74FAU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 0.00
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,clothing,packets,polystyrene,other: cigarette butts

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Poor 4 N/A Fair 3 Fair 6 17

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 N/A
Image
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 N/A
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 N/A
Image
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 N/A
Image
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
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