Site Visit #235398 17-06-2012 | ME_DPP800: Pencil Park Wetlands

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ME_DPP800 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 17th June 2012 11:00am Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium

0mg/L NH4+

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

8mg/L

Electrical Conductivity

420µS/cm

pH

7.4pH Units

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

0.25mg/L P

Temperature - AIR

12.5° C

Temperature - WATER

11.1° C

Turbidity - NTU

9NTU

Water Conditions

Weather

Overcast

Last rainfall

During the last 24 hours 1

Flow estimate

PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes

Water Appearance

Muddy,Stained brown

Stream depth

Stream width

Hazards

Litter/Pollutants

plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Species	Score	Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera)	7	20
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	25
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata)	6	5
Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia)	5	1
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae)	5	25
Water mites (Acarina)	5	250
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera)	3	10
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera)	4	5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)	3	10
Leeches (Hirudinea)	3	5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)	4	400
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)	1	5

	Total bug score
Total abundance	0 - 35	35+
0 - 200	Poor	Good
200+	Fair	Very good

Total abundance: 761 Total score: 52 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

Test 1

Test 2

Mininum standard

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