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ME_DBC060 Blind Creek, dwstm side Scoresby Rd, Wantirna Health & Squash

3 April 2019

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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Blind Creek, dwstm side Scoresby Rd, Wantirna Health & Squash ME_DBC060
Date and Time Wednesday 3rd April 2019 10:45am
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 Nitrate-Nit mg/L N Nitrate mg/L pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FAU Turb NTU
Sample 0.5 63.46 6 440 3 7.3 0.163 22.3 18 6.74
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 0.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width < 2m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,clothing,packets,polystyrene,other: cigarette butts

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Good 4 Poor 4 N/A Fair 3 Fair 6 17

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 N/A
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 N/A
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 N/A
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 N/A
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 N/A
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 N/A
h. Family Notonectidae , Genus Enithares (robust backswimmers) 3 N/A
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 N/A
ALT Signal Score
Weighted ALT Signal Score

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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