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Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 14th February 2026 9:40am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
20.3%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
550µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.4mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17.5° C
Temperature - WATER
16° C
Turbidity - NTU
35NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 10.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Smelly,Foamy/frothy,Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
steep sides lots of under growth on banks
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 N/A Poor 4 19

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 16
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 20 Total score: 7 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Irwin netting Dingley Drain
Dingley Drain

Physical Chemical Trends

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