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ME_DHE100 Heatherton Rd Wetland

6 April 2014

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 6th April 2014 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Present: Ian, Julie, Rose

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 0 60 5.7 890 6.6 0.003 20.9 17.9 41
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Flow just a trickle

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 7
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 7 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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