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ME_DDN033 Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway

28 January 2014

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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway ME_DDN033
Date and Time Tuesday 28th January 2014 14:55pm
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 0.07 75 6.6 410 7.1 0.052 26.8 24.3 31
Weather sunny
Last rainfall 7
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Stained brown
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards steep banks
Litter/Pollutants packets,paper,polystyrene
ammonium higher than normal - often not recordable.

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 4 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 20

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 10
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 10
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 10
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 3
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 37 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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