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  6. 07-12-2025

Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 7th December 2025 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
24.31%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
250µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16.9° C
Temperature - WATER
18° C
Turbidity - FTU
162FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Smelly,Stained brown
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
 

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 12
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 41 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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