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  6. 24-01-2015

Dandenong Creek in H.E Parker Reserve, near tennis court, Heathmont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN032 Dandenong Catchment

Saturday 24th January 2015 13:30pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
60%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
530µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
30.1° C
Temperature - WATER
25.5° C
Turbidity - FTU
20FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
Steep banks
Litter/Pollutants
paper,polystyrene

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 19

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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