Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek, at the end of the Greenway ME_DDN033
Date and Time Sunday 27th January 2013 14:35pm
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 0.02 60 5.1 620 7.5 0.029 24.1 21.4 31
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 2
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Stained brown
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards Steep banks
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Poor 2 Poor 4 Poor 4 Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 17

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 16
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 29 Total score: 12 Overall rating: Poor

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