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Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 2nd February 2020 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
21.08%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
1.9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
300µS/cm
pH
6.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20.5° C
Temperature - WATER
20.4° C
Turbidity - FTU
90FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Stained brown
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
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 3 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 8
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 12
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 8
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 81 Total score: 30 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

First pond depth 1.66m on old scale

Physical Chemical Trends

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