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ME_DTW100 Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville

23 February 2014

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville ME_DTW100
Date and Time Sunday 23rd February 2014 10:00am
Approved Approved

Notes

Present: Julie, Ian, Judith, Dorothea

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 FTU
Sample 0.02 93 8.6 540 7.6 0 21.6 19.4 102
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Depth 0.16m Dissolved oxygen surprisingly high given the water level is so low Ammonia - difficult to match, brownish

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 9 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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