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Dandenong Creek, downstream of Heatherdale Creek, Vermont

Melbourne

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ME_DDN038 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 19th June 2016 9:45am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
76%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
8.1mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
330µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.01mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
10° C
Temperature - WATER
11.8° C
Turbidity - FTU
65FTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
>2m
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
Banks and vegetation
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,polystyrene

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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