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  6. 22-09-2013

Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway

Melbourne

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ME_DDN033 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 22nd September 2013 14:10pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
49%
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
49%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
530µS/cm
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.046mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19.1° C
Temperature - WATER
14.9° C
Turbidity - FTU
34FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 5
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
1m - 2m
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
banks
Litter/Pollutants
packets,paper,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Fair 6 Poor 4 Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 19

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1 Total score: 5 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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