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Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville

Melbourne

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ME_DTW100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 22nd September 2019 10:00am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
34.36%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
250µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15° C
Temperature - WATER
14.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
30FTU

Water Conditions

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Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 3
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 25
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 6
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 67 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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