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ME_DDO08 Dobsons creek at historical marker on Sheffield Rd, The Basin

15 April 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dobsons creek at historical marker on Sheffield Rd, The Basin ME_DDO08
Date and Time Monday 15th April 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N 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 NTU
Sample 8.8 180 6.9 0 21.9 16.5 19.8
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 60
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 70
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 5
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 100
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 80
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 100
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 50
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 50
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 565 Total score: 29 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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