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  6. 29-04-2012

Pencil Park Wetlands

Melbourne

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ME_DPP800 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 29th April 2012 11:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.03mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
590µS/cm
pH
7.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.25mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week 72
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Muddy,Stained brown
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 25
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 1
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 25
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 250
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 100
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 400
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 861 Total score: 54 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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