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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

22 July 2018

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 5
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 22nd July 2018 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 65.97 7.5 700 7.9 0.1 10.1 9.6 15
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,waxed cardboard,cans,packets,other: tennis ball

First monitoring session since golf course closed.  (1/7/18)  Knotweed almost disappeared.  Banks almost bare.  Reeds died back as well.  Storm 3 days ago may have swept away loose vegetation.  One swamp hen.  Water flowing through dam wall and bypass pipe.  Lots of dogs off leash heading past into park/lake area.  

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 13
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 9
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 28 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

from bridge
across
across
down
up

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