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Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 16th February 2020 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 0.28 17.62 1.6 350 6.7 0.25 23 20 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Reeds have extended further downstream.  Water ribbon island has been taken over.  Looking very lush.  Less rubbish than ususal.  Phosphate very high again.

Magpies, magpie larks, noisy miners, sulphur crested cockatoo.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 200
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 20
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 21
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 9
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 200
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 458 Total score: 28 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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