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Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek ME_DDA200
Date and Time Sunday 4th November 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 65.55 6.3 450 6.8 0.09 17.2 17.2 39
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Present: Judith, Julie, Dorothea

Depth in wetland: 1.4m

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 30
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 66 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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