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Dingley Drain

Melbourne

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ME_DBR005 Bunyip River Catchment

Saturday 11th April 2026 9:15am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
38.83%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
106µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.2mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
12.6° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
Raining now 4.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
> 5m
Hazards
overhanging branches and sticks and small branches on graound
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,cans,clothing,packets,polystyrene,other: balls, drink bottles lots of leaves

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 N/A Fair 6 16

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 5 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

dingley drain with water ?
litter and leaves washed into drain overnight
turbidity was less than 10 but I could not find the sign!

Physical Chemical Trends

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