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  6. 17-06-2015

Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

Melbourne

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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Catchment

Wednesday 17th June 2015 13:00pm Approved
Notes
A pleasant day. Students got to use the smart kit

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
70%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
7.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
230µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.04mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14° C
Temperature - WATER
11° C
Turbidity - NTU
57NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Milky
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Fair 6 Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 22

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 7
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 4
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 50
Image
Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 12
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 101 Total score: 51 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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