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ME_DEL295 Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond

22 July 2018

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 3
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond ME_DEL295
Date and Time Sunday 22nd July 2018 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

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 60.8 6.9 530 7.8 0.12 10.1 9.7 30
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,packets,polystyrene,other: clothing

First visit since golf course closed (1/7/18).  Chose new monitoring site now that we have full access to lake.  Easier to cllect samples as bank less steep.  Better vantage point for photos.  Banks of lake quite bare.  Waterbirds asleep on logs etc in lake no water birds on banks as seen in past.  At least one dog off leash in area for the time while monitoring, often more.  Chestnut teale, wood duck, Coot, Masked lapwing, mudlark.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 3 Total score: 7 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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