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ME_DDN018 Dandenong Ck. Just outside Liverpool Rd retarding basin

22 May 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Ck. Just outside Liverpool Rd retarding basin ME_DDN018
Date and Time Wednesday 22nd May 2002 12:00pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 6.6 240 6.9 14.9 12.5 147.5
Weather
Last rainfall
Flow estimate
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Chironomids Chironomids 1 100
d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) d. Family Hydrophilidae, Genus Helochares (Beetle adult) 2 250
Water-boatmen Water-boatmen 4 55
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 15
Freshwater slater (Isopoda) Freshwater slater (Isopoda) 5 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 155
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 25
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 606 Total score: 23 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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