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ME_DHE100 Heatherton Rd Wetland

3 June 2018

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 1
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 3rd June 2018 10:00am
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 0 57.04 6.7 260 6.7 0.023 7.2 8.3 69
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Present: Ian, Julie, Dorothea, Malcolm

Depth about 1.35m, back to normal after a long drought due to freeway works removing the dam that directs water into the wetlands. Abnormal event about a week ago upstream where there was considerable foam in the creek.

pH was 6.4 on PR, so repeated with CPR and got 6.7.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 8
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Wetlands back to normal depth

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