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  6. 02-11-2014

Dandenong Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 2nd November 2014 10:00am Approved
Notes
Present Julie, Ian, Tiana, Dorothea, Marcelle and 2 students
Depth in wetland 1.58m

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
67%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.7mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
280µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
13.7° C
Temperature - WATER
15.6° C
Turbidity - FTU
97FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 104 Total score: 36 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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