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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Heatherton Rd Wetland ME_DHE100
Date and Time Sunday 7th December 2014 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Present: Ian, Julie, Judith, Dorothea

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 5.9 310 6.9 0 15.6 16.4 37
Weather overcast
Last rainfall Raining Now
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Using tube for dissolved oxygen. Seems to give lower results than the bottle. Yes the water was warmer than the air.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 4
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Roundworms (Nematoda) Roundworms (Nematoda) 3 2
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 6
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 26 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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