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Dandenong Creek in H.E Parker Reserve, near tennis court, Heathmont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN032 Dandenong Catchment

Saturday 29th December 2012 0:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.2mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
66%
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
66%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
370µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22.02° C
Temperature - WATER
20.4° C
Turbidity - FTU
32FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week 2
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
steep banks
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic,polystyrene

Habitat

Regular riffles have been put in but vegetation in and close to banks mainly grasses and a few gums back a bit.
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 17

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 6
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 46 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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