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ME_DHG050 Hughes Creek at crossing with Mountain Highway, Sassafras.

10 July 2002

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Hughes Creek at crossing with Mountain Highway, Sassafras. ME_DHG050
Date and Time Wednesday 10th July 2002 11:00am
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 9.4 0.46 12 9.5 17
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 70
Freshwater shrimp Freshwater shrimp 5 150
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 25
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 246 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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