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Monbulk Creek Belgrave Lake Park small bridge

Melbourne

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ME_DMK040 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 12th October 2014 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.04mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
200µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.03mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19.7° C
Temperature - WATER
19.7° C
Turbidity - NTU
20NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 15
Image
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 70
Image
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 3
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 10
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 170
Image
Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 1
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 5
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 287 Total score: 39 Overall rating: Very Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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