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ME_DDN015 Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia

18 June 2014

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Dandenong Creek, Liverpool Road Retarding Basin, Boronia ME_DDN015
Date and Time Wednesday 18th June 2014 12:25pm
Approved Approved

Notes

Weeds are growing well along the creek

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 NTU
Sample 0 110 12 250 6 0.01 14 11 17
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy,Stained brown
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Steam flowing fast. It rained yesterday. Lots of dogs today

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 24

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 6
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 50
Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) Stonefly nymph (Plecoptera) 8 2
Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) Freshwater Shrimp/Prawn (Atyidae) 5 80
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 60
Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) Side Swimmer/Scud (Amphipoda) 4 4
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 6
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 4
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 6
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 236 Total score: 56 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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