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Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

Melbourne

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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 28th May 2014 12:45pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
65%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
190µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16° C
Temperature - WATER
12.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
25NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
Raining Now 45
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 24

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 20
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 40
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 80
Image
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 40
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 10
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 261 Total score: 55 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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