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  6. 01-11-2015

Heatherton Rd Wetland

Melbourne

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ME_DHE100 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 1st November 2015 10:30am Approved
Notes
Present: Ian, Julie, Judith, Dorothea, Arthur
Depth: 1.49m
Storms yesterday morning but not much rain

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
37%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
380µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.007mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
25.9° C
Temperature - WATER
21.2° C
Turbidity - FTU
43FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
STAGNANT: No continuous flow in channel but channel continuous (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 4
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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