Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 5th July 2009 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Julie, Ian, Laura, Judith 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 39 4.3 226 6.9 0.017 14.2 11.4 24 12
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
300 muS EC, 6.8 pH on old meter

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 5
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 6
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 7
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 28 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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