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Dandenong Creek

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 12th October 2014 9:30am Approved
Notes
Present Ian, Melissa, Judith, Julie
Depth 0.42m in wetland
Lots of green stringy weed in the water

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
102%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
9.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
480µS/cm
pH
9.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.027mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
17.1° C
Turbidity - FTU
36FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 2
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 6
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 23 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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