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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

9 October 2017

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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia ME_DDN015
Date and Time Monday 9th October 2017 12:30pm
Approved Approved

Notes

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 NTU
Sample 0.02 77.41 7.8 230 7.2 0.01 16 15 12
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width < 2m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Water is flowing more slowly than last time and seems to be starting to fall.

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Fair 6 Fair 3 Poor 4 20

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 30
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 40
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 50
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 60
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 3
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 20
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 20
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 30
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 270 Total score: 61 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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