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Dandenong Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DDA200 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 1st November 2015 10:00am Approved
Notes
Present: Ian, Julie, Judith, Dorothea, Arthur
Wetland depth 1.49m
Big storms yesterday morning but not too much rain

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
60%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
330µS/cm
pH
6.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
25.2° C
Temperature - WATER
21.7° C
Turbidity - FTU
104FTU

Water Conditions

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

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 10
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 6
Image
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 50
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 77 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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