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Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 2nd January 2022 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
440µS/cm
pH
6.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
26° C
Temperature - WATER
23.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
310FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 4
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 30
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 42 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Wetland depth was much lower than normal
DO test blank (left) and sample (right) - gave 0 result
Phosphate test blank (left) and sample (right) - slightly blue but gave 0 result
Ammonia test blank (left) and sample (right) - gave 0 result

Physical Chemical Trends

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