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

Melbourne

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ME_DDN032 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 1st December 2013 11:35am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
77%
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
77%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.9mg/L
pH
7.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.22mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
29° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - FTU
36FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
banks
Litter/Pollutants

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
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
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: 3 Total score: 5 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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