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  6. 19-05-2013

Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway

Melbourne

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ME_DDN033 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 19th May 2013 11:41am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
79%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
310µS/cm
pH
6.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.0456mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15.8° C
Temperature - WATER
14.2° C
Turbidity - FTU
34FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Good 8 VeryPoor 2 Good 4 Good 8 Fair 24

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 2 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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