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  6. 26-09-2015

Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville

Melbourne

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ME_DTW100 Dandenong Catchment

Saturday 26th September 2015 9:15am Approved
Notes
Present: Judith, Dorothea

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
31%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
260µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.017mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.8° C
Temperature - WATER
16.4° C
Turbidity - FTU
17FTU

Water Conditions

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Water Appearance
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Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 12
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 3
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 4
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 12
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 49 Total score: 34 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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