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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

20 October 2019

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 6
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 20th October 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 0.05 42.75 4.4 410 6.7 0.13 16 14 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,clothing,packets,other: balloons, small gas canister, broken glass, aerosol can, metal clip from temp fence.

Lots more growth on banks.  Many new species mostly weeds - recognised mallow, milk thistle, deadly nightshade, sticky weed, hosta? dock?.  Banks not cleared recently.  Reeds still encroaching downstream.  

Water flowing briskly from lake wall and bypass pipe.

Lots of noisy miners.  Cockatoos in hollow.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 9
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 8
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 6
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 21
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 62 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

weeds
From upstream of pond
across
from bridge
downstream
upstream

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