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ME_DDN050 Dandenong Creek, Jells Park, North of Wildlife Lake at footbridge, Wheelers Hill

1 December 2017

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Diary Photos 4
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek, Jells Park, North of Wildlife Lake at footbridge, Wheelers Hill ME_DDN050
Date and Time Friday 1st December 2017 09:30am
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 NTU
Sample 0.5 32.02 2.8 650 7.4 0.03 23.2 21.9 40
Weather raining
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 4.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Instream (drain) foam parctically non-existant with fast water flow from instreams.

Another small instream has formed will possibly create more erosion with heavy rainfall predicted.

Dissolved oxygen has risen slightly but still very low.

Ammonium is higher >0.50

Diary photos

Newest small instream below dry vegetation may cause more erosion with heavy rain forecast
Dandenong Creek instreams with foam breaking up
Dandenong Creek instream foam north of bridge
Dandenong Creek South of brdige

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