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ME_DHE100 Heatherton Rd Wetland

1 September 2013

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 1st September 2013 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Julie, Ian, Judith and Sandya present

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 68 6.7 343 7 0 22 16 43
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Using Graham's Knox kit Ammonia 0 mg/L Flooding in June and August produced a lot of mud sediment near the outlet but was flowing strongly from the far side of the outlet pool.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 16 Total score: 16 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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