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ME_DDN041 Dandenong Creek at Napier Park

13 May 2022

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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek at Napier Park ME_DDN041
Date and Time Friday 13th May 2022 10:30am
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
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 24

Creatures Agreed Level Taxonomy Method

Image Species Score Quantity
c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) c. Phylum Annelida, class Hirudinea, (leeches) 1 1
d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) d. Family Simuliidae (black fly larvae) 5 2
d. Phylum Annelida, class Oligochaeta, (worms) 2 20
e. Family Chironomidae, several genera (blood worms) 4 4
e. Family Hydrobiidae - Potamopyrgus antipodarum (species - snail) 3 3
e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) e. Phylum Turbellaria ( flatworms) 1 20
g. Family Chironomidae (chironomids - True Fly larvae) 4 2
g. Family Physidae, Species Physa acuta (snail) 2 10
h. Family Planorbidae, various genera (planorbids - snails) 1 N/A
i. Family Pomatiopsidae, Genus Coxiella (Snail) 1 1
l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) l. Family Culicidae (mosquito larvae, wrigglers) 1 1
m. Family Corixidae , Genus Micronecta (little brindle boatman) 3 1
ALT Signal Score 2.45
Weighted ALT Signal Score 2.24

Diary photos

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