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Dandenong Creek @ Tirhatuan Park

Melbourne

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ME_DDN083_RD Dandenong Catchment

Tuesday 20th August 2019 13:20pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
0.6µS/cm
pH
6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (ppb)
0ppb
Temperature - AIR
13° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
80NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
 
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Fair 6 27

Water Bugs River Detectives method

Image Name Score
Image
Free-living caddis larvae 8
Image
Marsh beetle larvae 6
Image
Dragonfly larvae 3
Image
Whirligig beetles 4
Image
Waterboatmen 2
> 6
clean water
5 to 6
mild pollution
4 to 5
moderate pollution
< 4
severe pollution
Total score: 4.6 Overall rating: Moderate pollution

Diary photos

Collected samples for testing in the afternoon at 1300 ... downstream from test site.
Creek was flowing faster and fuller ... upstream from testing site
test site

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
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