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  6. 12-04-2025

Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 12th April 2025 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.3mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
32.4%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
650µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.6mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21.5° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - NTU
100NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Smelly,Foamy/frothy,Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
overhanging grasses
Litter/Pollutants
plastic,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Fair 6 Poor 4 Poor 2 Fair 6 20

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 16 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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