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ME_DTW100 Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville
28 January 2024
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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 January 2024 10:00am |
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 | 60.55 | 5.3 | 290 | 6.3 | 0.02 | 18.7 | 21.9 | 21 |
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: Judith, Julie, Dorothea, Peta, Michelle, Isabelle
pH 6.7 with PR, 6.3 with CPR
Creatures Waterwatch method
Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) | 3 | 2 |
Flatworms (Turbellaria) | 2 | 5 | |
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Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) | 3 | 4 |
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Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) | 1 | 1 |
Total bug score | ||
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Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
200+ | Fair | Very good |
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