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ME_DOJ035 Old Joes Creek, 10 metres upstream creek goes into drain under retarding basin (suburb?)

23 May 2002

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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Old Joes Creek, 10 metres upstream creek goes into drain under retarding basin (suburb?) ME_DOJ035
Date and Time Thursday 23rd May 2002 13:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 61 6.1 620 2.76 7.3 0.07 14 31
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 1
o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) o. Family Dytiscidae, Genus Rhantus (Beetle adult) 0 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 100
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 156 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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