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  6. 13-09-2025

Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 13th September 2025 9:55am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.03mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
37.2%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
690µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.4mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.4° C
Temperature - WATER
12° C
Turbidity - NTU
70NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
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
Smelly,Stained brown,Muddy,Oily
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
oil on top of water
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,oil,paper,plastic,waxed cardboard,cans,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

shallow pools with mud banks
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 N/A N/A Fair 6 15

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 2
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 3
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 3
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 14
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 20
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 46 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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