Site Visit #2332677 02-10-2022 | ME_DYW002: Soak 2

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ME_DYW002 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 2nd October 2022 9:30am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation

59.58%

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

6mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

440µS/cm

pH

7.2pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.2mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

15.2° C

Temperature - WATER

15° C

Turbidity - NTU

15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Sunny

Last rainfall

During the last week

Flow estimate

LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)

Water Appearance

Stained brown

Stream depth

0 - 50cm

Stream width

2m - 5m

Hazards

muddy at edge of soak

Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

water seemed clearer than usual

Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation	Overall
Fair ³	Good ⁸	Fair ⁶	Poor ²	Good ⁸	²⁷

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	10
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera)	2	1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera)	2	1

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 12 Total score: 8 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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