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Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville

Melbourne

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ME_DTW100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 21st September 2014 9:45am Approved
Notes
Present Ian, Julie, Dorothea
Depth 0.46m, slightly overflowing

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
41%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
270µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17.5° C
Temperature - WATER
14.6° C
Turbidity - FTU
33FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 8
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 20
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 55 Total score: 43 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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