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  6. 17-11-2002

Dandenong Creek, downstream of Heatherdale Creek, Vermont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN038 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 17th November 2002 11:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
710µS/cm
Nitrate - Nitrogen
0.08mg/L N
pH
7.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.09ppm
Temperature - WATER
21° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
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Water Appearance
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Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 30
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 51 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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