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Dandenong Creek, downstream of Heatherdale Creek, Vermont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN038 Dandenong Catchment

Tuesday 22nd December 2015 14:20pm Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
80%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.3mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
240µS/cm
pH
7.2pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.072mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
26.1° C
Temperature - WATER
23.6° C
Turbidity - FTU
48FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 8
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy,Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
packets,plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 16

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Image
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 3
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 10
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 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: 41 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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