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Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 14th March 2026 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.3mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
39.01%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1568µS/cm
pH
6.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.3mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15.3° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
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
Smelly,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,oil,paper,plastic,cans,polystyrene

Habitat

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
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 100
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 116 Total score: 10 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Creatures
data form
Irwin Junkes at Dingley Drain

Physical Chemical Trends

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