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Dandenong Creek, Jells Park, North of Wildlife Lake at footbridge, Wheelers Hill

Melbourne

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ME_DDN050 Dandenong Catchment

Friday 24th February 2012 11:25am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Electrical Conductivity
630µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.14mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
28° C
Temperature - WATER
20° C
Turbidity - NTU
27NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago 25
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Other: slightly cloudy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,polystyrene

Habitat

Banks very steep. Verge has good vegetation cover of mixed native and exotics on both sides. little in-stream vegetation due to shading from trees.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 23

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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