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Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 11th October 2025 9:55am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.15mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
39.74%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
600µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.4mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16.6° C
Temperature - WATER
15° C
Turbidity - NTU
17NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Windy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
overhanging bank
Litter/Pollutants
oil,paper,plastic,cans,packets,polystyrene

Habitat

less petrol staining but still pools of water at entrance to park  and then small puddles with mudy banks in between.

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

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 5
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 16 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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