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  6. 06-09-2009

Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 6th September 2009 10:30am Approved
Notes
Ian, Julie, Judith present

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
44%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
180µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.013mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
11.8° C
Turbidity - FTU
26FTU
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 4
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 5
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 27 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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