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Dandenong Creek, behind scout hall on Barrow Drive, Heathmont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN034 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 18th December 2002 12:00pm Approved
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Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
770µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.09ppm
Temperature - WATER
22.8° C
Turbidity - NTU
18NTU

Water Conditions

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Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 8
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 12
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 18
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 40 Total score: 10 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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