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ME_DTW100 Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville

22 February 2015

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Tirhatuan Wetlands, off Dandenong Creek, Rowville ME_DTW100
Date and Time Sunday 22nd February 2015 10:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Present: Julie, Judith, Dorothea
Water scummy. Depth 0.42m

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 31 2.5 250 7.1 0.027 28.5 25.6 36
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Smelly
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants
Depth 0.42m

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 5
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 10
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 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 20 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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