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  6. 27-04-2013

Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway

Melbourne

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ME_DDN033 Dandenong Catchment

Saturday 27th April 2013 14:30pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
48%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
310µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.02mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
22.8° C
Temperature - WATER
17.2° C
Turbidity - FTU
58FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 3
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
steep banks
Litter/Pollutants
paper

Habitat

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
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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