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  6. 06-09-2009

Dandenong Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 6th September 2009 10:00am Approved
Notes
Ian, Julie, Judith present

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
37%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
201µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
12.2° C
Turbidity - FTU
43FTU
Turbidity - NTU
19NTU

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
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 6
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 80
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 96 Total score: 21 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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