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Overview
| Catchment | Dandenong |
|---|---|
| Site | Dandenong Creek ME_DDA200 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 3rd June 2018 10:00am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | 30.28 | 3.6 | 240 | 6.6 | 0.11 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 43 |
| Weather | cloudy |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | |
| Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
| Water Appearance | Clear |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants |
First test after completion of the freeway works that prevented testing for many months. The dam is now reinstated in the creek and water levels are back to normal in the creek and wetlands. However, there was an abnormal event upstream about a week ago, where large amounts of foam were in the creek.
Depth about 1.35m in the wetlands at the inlet.
Present: Ian, Julie, Dorothea, Malcolm
Creatures Waterwatch method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Water mites (Acarina) | 5 | 1 |
|
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) | 3 | 1 |
|
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) | 4 | 10 |
|
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) | 1 | 5 |
| Total bug score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
| 0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
| 200+ | Fair | Very good |
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