Waterwatch Data Portal
Site visit details
Overview
Catchment | Dandenong |
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Site | Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100 |
Date and Time | Sunday 1st April 2012 10:30am |
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 | |
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Sample | 6.6 | 309 | 6.9 | 0.003 | 22 | 19.7 | 37 | 13 |
Weather | cloudy |
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Last rainfall | More than a week ago |
Flow estimate | MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow |
Water Appearance | Clear |
Stream depth | |
Stream width | |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants |
persons conducting tests: ian, julie, judith, bircan, sophie, sandya, sujith ph old meter: 7.2 ec old meter 260uS/cm Phosphate 0.01ppm PO4 -> 0.003 mg P/L
Creatures Waterwatch method
Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
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Water mites (Acarina) | 5 | 1 | |
Leeches (Hirudinea) | 3 | 1 | |
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) | 4 | 2 | |
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) | 1 | 1 |
Total bug score | ||
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Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
200+ | Fair | Very good |
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