Skip to content
WaterWatch Data Portal
Volunteer Login
Find My Waterway
Catchments
Dandenong Catchment
ME_DDA200
Site visits
03-04-2011
Dandenong Creek
Melbourne
DOWNLOAD DATA
ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment
Sunday 3rd April 2011 9:30am
Approved
Notes
Physical Chemical Tests
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.5
mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
435
µS/cm
pH
7.6
pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04
mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17.1
° C
Temperature - WATER
15
° C
Turbidity - FTU
62
FTU
Turbidity - NTU
65
NTU
Water Conditions
Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Water Bugs
WaterWatch method
Image
Species
Score
Quantity
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera)
5
1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda)
3
3
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera)
4
11
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera)
1
4
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta)
1
1
Total bug score
Total abundance
0 - 35
35+
0 - 200
Poor
Good
200+
Fair
Very good
Total abundance: 20
Total score: 12
Overall rating: Poor
Diary photos
No diary entries recorded for this visit
Physical Chemical Trends
Loading chart
Test 1
Ammonia-Nitrogen
Ammonium
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Filterable Reactive Phosphorus
Nitrate - Nitrogen
Temperature - WATER
Temperature - AIR
pH
Electrical Conductivity
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Turbidity - FTU
Turbidity - NTU
Test 2
Ammonia-Nitrogen
Ammonium
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Filterable Reactive Phosphorus
Nitrate - Nitrogen
Temperature - WATER
Temperature - AIR
pH
Electrical Conductivity
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Turbidity - FTU
Turbidity - NTU
Mininum standard
Any level
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Start date
First data:
End date
Last data:
←
06-03-2011
03-04-2011
01-05-2011
→
Modal title