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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 20th January 2019 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

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 NTU
Sample 0.06 31.52 2.8 1170 7.4 0.2 17.1 21 10
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week 2.00
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants

No Litter!

Line of bank changed.  Water ribbon that marked photopoint gone!  Knotweed spread acroos creek.  Flowering. Grass recently mowed to ~6m from banks.  Reeds healthy and spreading into water.  Water flowing through dam wall and bypass.  Tables still fenced off while working on oval.  Magpies, two adult cockatoos in hollow.  Damselfly on knotweed.  Lots of water boatmen. 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 5
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: 14 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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