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Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 15th November 2025 9:20am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.25mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
72.5%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
320µS/cm
pH
8.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.15mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15.3° C
Temperature - WATER
17° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week -2030.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
steep bank, long grass, broken branches and sticks
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,waxed cardboard,cans,packets

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
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 30
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 42 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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