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Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

Melbourne

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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Catchment

Monday 24th August 2015 13:15pm Approved
Notes
This is the first time this group has done macro-invertebrates. We did not do phy/chem testing this day

Water Conditions

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Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Good 8 Good 4 Fair 6 Fair 27

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
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Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 8
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Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 5
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 N/A
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
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Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 N/A
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Freshwater Mussel (Bivalvia) 5 N/A
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Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 10
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Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 N/A
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Toebiters Dobsonflies (Megaloptera) 6 N/A
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
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Yabbies/Marron/Gilgie Freshwater (Decapoda) 5 N/A
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 8
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 N/A
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
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Hydra (Hydrozoa) 4 N/A
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Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 N/A
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Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 N/A
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Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 N/A
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True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
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Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
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Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 N/A
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Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 7
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Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 6
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 148 Total score: 56 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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