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  6. 24-07-2013

Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

Melbourne

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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 24th July 2013 9:30am Approved
Notes
positive for ecoli

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
65%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
260µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
7° C
Temperature - WATER
9° C
Turbidity - NTU
25NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
uneven ground
Litter/Pollutants
cans,plastic,other

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 Fair 20

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 7
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 35
Image
Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 87 Total score: 32 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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