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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

29 March 2017

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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia ME_DDN015
Date and Time Wednesday 29th March 2017 14:00pm
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 NTU
Sample 0.03 84.55 8 180 6.9 23 18 19
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants polystyrene

Habitat

<p>First monitoring for the year</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Good 4 Poor 4 23

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 25
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 6
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 1
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 35
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 45
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 2
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 60
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 7
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 212 Total score: 58 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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