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ME_DHE100 Heatherton Rd Wetland

5 February 2017

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 3
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 5th February 2017 10:50am
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 FrP mg/L P Nitrate-Nit mg/L N pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb FTU Turb NTU
Sample 0 66.55 5.4 590 7.2 0.11 27.1 25.9 128
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Muddy,Oily
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

Present: Julie, Ian, Judith, Dorothea

Wetland depth about 1.1m

Creek still very low, no water flowing into the wetlands from Dandenong Creek so level still dropping

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 4 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Edge of the wetland next to the bird hide, very low level
Lake next to the bird hide
Very low level in the lake next to the bird hide - usually over 1.5m

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