Waterwatch Data Portal

  1. Waterwatch Data Portal
  2. Dandenong Catchment
  3. Dandenong Creek
  4. ME_DDN050

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

Overview Map Chart Visits 146 Habitat 4 Downloads
Site details

Overview

Site code ME_DDN050
Site name Dandenong Creek, Jells Park, North of Wildlife Lake at footbridge, Wheelers Hill
Status Active
Water Authority Melbourne
Basin Bunyip River
Catchment Dandenong
Sub catchment Dandenong Creek
Reach
Water type Creek
Council Monash City Council
History View all 146 site visits 04-11-1999 - 24-11-2023
Monitoring organisations

Map

Photos

Site visits

Last data: 24-11-2023
Date 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
29-04-2022 0 76.29 7.5 620 7.6 0.07 21.6 16.1 15
27-05-2022 0 61.39 6.4 540 7.1 0.03 16.1 13.4 10
24-06-2022 0 51.31 5.4 370 7.3 0.25 13.5 13 30
22-07-2022 0 84.57 10 470 7.4 0.07 12 8 15
24-02-2023 0.04 45.32 4 750 7.5 0.1 27.3 21.4 15
24-03-2023 0 75.47 7 190 6.8 0.07 18 19 40
23-06-2023 0.02 54.99 6 450 7.2 0.1 13 11.4 20
25-08-2023 0 73.44 8.05 450 7 0.2 16.8 11.2 30
22-09-2023 0 75.71 8 540 7.4 0.05 14.1 12.8 20
24-11-2023 0 58.31 4.9 621 7.4 0.05 27.7 24 10

Habitat

Date Comment Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
27-03-2015 N/A 0
29-06-2012 Fair 3 Poor 4 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 Fair 20
24-02-2012 Banks very steep. Verge has good vegetation cover of mixed native and exotics on both sides. little in-stream vegetation due to shading from trees. Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Fair 6 Fair 23
04-11-1999 VeryPoor 1 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 Good 15

Diary Entries
I don't know why this appears upside down
I don't know why this appears upside down
Litter caught on fallen branches
Litter caught on fallen branches
Litter caught on fallen branches
Litter caught on fallen branches
Lots of litter caught in fallen branches
Lots of litter caught in fallen branches
Sorry, I forgot to take a form with me. Christine
Sorry, I forgot to take a form with me. Christine
Fallen branches in creek north of bridge
Fallen branches in creek north of bridge
Erosion from instream
Erosion from instream
Erosion from instream
Erosion from instream
Dandenong Creek South of brdige
Dandenong Creek South of brdige
Dandenong Creek instream foam north of bridge
Dandenong Creek instream foam north of bridge
Dandenong Creek instreams with foam breaking up
Dandenong Creek instreams with foam breaking up
Newest small instream below dry vegetation may cause more erosion with heavy rain forecast
Newest small instream below dry vegetation may cause more erosion with heavy rain forecast
Extra testing done a week after the previous testing. Results are slightly higher but still very low for dissolved oxygen and very high for ammonium
Extra testing done a week after the previous testing. Results are slightly higher but still very low for dissolved oxygen and very high for ammonium
concern over results so they will be repeated next week
concern over results so they will be repeated next week
Photo from Jells Park bridge facing north. Yellow is not showing on foam because of light. Foam did not smell and broke up quickly. Yellow may have just been from lack of rainfall.
Photo from Jells Park bridge facing north. Yellow is not showing on foam because of light. Foam did not smell and broke up quickly. Yellow may have just been from lack of rainfall.
Dandenong Creek south of Jells Park bridge - very dark water, foam broken up
Dandenong Creek south of Jells Park bridge - very dark water, foam broken up
Yellow was to the left of foam does not show in photo
Yellow was to the left of foam does not show in photo
Instream to Dandenong Creek from Boral drainage showing 2 instreams and erosion between
Instream to Dandenong Creek from Boral drainage showing 2 instreams and erosion between
Foam floating down Dandenong Creek
Foam floating down Dandenong Creek
Instream flow into Dandenong Creek north of the bridge
Instream flow into Dandenong Creek north of the bridge
Dandenong Creek low for this time of year. Photo of north side of the bridge
Dandenong Creek low for this time of year. Photo of north side of the bridge

Creative Commons CC BY
All content, files, data and images provided by the Waterwatch Data Portal and Gallery are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution License

Content is made available to be used in any way, and should always attribute Waterwatch and www.vic.waterwatch.org.au