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Dandenong Creek at Napier Park

Melbourne

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ME_DDN041 Dandenong Catchment

Friday 13th May 2022 10:30am Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
µS/cm
pH
pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
° C
Temperature - WATER
° C
Turbidity - NTU
NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
 
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
 
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 24

Water Bugs Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
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c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
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d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 2
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 20
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 4
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 3
Image
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 20
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 2
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 10
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 N/A
i. Family Pomatiopsidae, Genus Coxiella (Snail) i. Family Pomatiopsidae, Genus Coxiella (Snail) 1 1
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l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 1
ALT Signal Score 2.45
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.24

Diary photos

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Physical Chemical Trends

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