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  6. 31-08-2025

Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 31st August 2025 10:40am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
64.08%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.9mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
290µS/cm
pH
6.2pH Units
Temperature - AIR
13.1° C
Temperature - WATER
12° C
Turbidity - FTU
30FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 7
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 10
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 39 Total score: 35 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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