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Dandenong Creek, downstream of Heatherdale Creek, Vermont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN038 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 19th May 2013 12:00pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
80%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8.1mg/L
pH
6.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.0586mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.7° C
Temperature - WATER
12.7° C
Turbidity - FTU
33FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
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 Poor 4 Poor 4 Good 4 Poor 4 Poor 18

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1 Total score: 2 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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