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ME_DTW100 Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville

27 January 2019

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville ME_DTW100
Date and Time Sunday 27th January 2019 10:00am
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 FTU
Sample 0 65.64 5.7 360 7.2 0.03 22.6 22.3 51
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Present: Dorothea, Julie, Ian

Depth 0.28m, well below the outflow and with muddy banks apparent. Hard to get water and bug samples as the edge was very muddy

 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 15
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 23 Total score: 19 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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