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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville ME_DTW100
Date and Time Sunday 23rd January 2022 08:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU
Sample 0 23.8 2.2 530 7 0 24 19.1 61
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Present: Dorothea, Judith, Julie, Michelle

Water level lower, muddy at edge

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 6 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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