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Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 10th January 2026 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.5mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
43.2%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
630µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.35mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18.4° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - NTU
50NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Windy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Smelly,Muddy,Oily
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
fallen branches and rubbish and slippery banks
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic,waxed cardboard,cans,packets,petrol//diesel,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Fair 6 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Image
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 6 Total score: 12 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

DRAIN ME BBR 005
DRAIN ME DBR - 005

Physical Chemical Trends

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