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Dandenong Creek

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 1st December 2013 9:30am Approved
Notes
Julie, Ian, Inam, Talitha present
New kit used for the first time

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.03mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
81%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
310µS/cm
pH
7.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20.8° C
Temperature - WATER
19.7° C
Turbidity - FTU
59FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 19 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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