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ME_DTW100 Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville
28 March 2021
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Overview
Catchment | Dandenong |
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Site | Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville ME_DTW100 |
Date and Time | Sunday 28th March 2021 09:30am |
Approved | Approved |
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 | |
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Sample | 0 | 29.53 | 2.9 | 290 | 6.2 | 0.007 | 18 | 16.2 | 22 |
Weather | overcast |
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Last rainfall | During the last week |
Flow estimate | PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes |
Water Appearance | Clear |
Stream depth | |
Stream width | |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants |
Present: Ian, Julie, Judith, Dorothea
Wetland is full.
pH was 6.7 with PR, 6.2 with CPR
*** Saw a fox ***
Creatures Waterwatch method
Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) | 7 | 3 | |
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) | 4 | 1 | |
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) | 1 | 3 |
Total bug score | ||
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Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
200+ | Fair | Very good |
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