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ME_DEL295 Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond
20 January 2019
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Overview
| Catchment | Dandenong |
|---|---|
| Site | Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond ME_DEL295 |
| Date and Time | Sunday 20th January 2019 09:30am |
| Approved | Approved |
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 | 0.05 | 45.9 | 4 | 1110 | 7.4 | 0.07 | 17.1 | 22 | 15 |
| Weather | sunny |
|---|---|
| Last rainfall | During the last week |
| Flow estimate | PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes |
| Water Appearance | Clear |
| Stream depth | |
| Stream width | |
| Hazards | |
| Litter/Pollutants | bottles,plastic,packets,polystyrene |
Some scum on surface. Not much algae (compared to other summers). Fewer waterbirds.
4 pacific black ducks
pair grey teal
pair chestnut teal
2 purple swamp hens
2 australasian coots
4 dusky moorhens and one juvenile
Creatures Waterwatch method
| Image | Species | Score | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) | 6 | 9 |
|
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) | 3 | 2 |
| Flatworms (Turbellaria) | 3 | 2 | |
|
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) | 3 | 2 |
|
Leeches (Hirudinea) | 3 | 6 |
|
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) | 4 | 25 |
|
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) | 1 | 4 |
| Total bug score | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
| 0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
| 200+ | Fair | Very good |
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