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

21 September 2003

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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 Sunday 21st September 2003 12:45pm
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 95 9.2 926 0.7 7.4 0.03 15.5 20
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 120 Total score: 1 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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