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ME_DDN039 Dandenong Creek - off Abbey Walk, Wermont

22 October 2002

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek - off Abbey Walk, Wermont ME_DDN039
Date and Time Tuesday 22nd October 2002 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammon-Nit mg/L NH3-N 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 NTU
Sample 10.8 620 0.49 8.7 0.1 22 16 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 13
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 23
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 28
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 69 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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