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ME_DHE100 Heatherton Rd Wetland

5 December 2010

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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 5th December 2010 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Julie, Judith, Ian, Sophie 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 43 3.7 196 6.7 0.013 23.6 22.8 43 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate BANKFULL: High flow within channel capacity and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
First test of phosphate gave 0 ppm The turbidity on the tube was less than 10 NTU.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 4 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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