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  6. 25-11-2019

Dandenong Creek @ Tirhatuan Park

Melbourne

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ME_DDN083_RD Dandenong Catchment

Monday 25th November 2019 10:10am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
0.5µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (ppb)
0ppb
Temperature - AIR
28° C
Temperature - WATER
20° C
Turbidity - NTU
26NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Last rainfall
  0
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Stained brown,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs River Detectives method

Image Name Score
Image
Water treaders 1
Image
Waterboatmen 2
Image
Worms 2
> 6
clean water
5 to 6
mild pollution
4 to 5
moderate pollution
< 4
severe pollution
Total score: 1.7 Overall rating: Severe pollution

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Last data:
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