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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 9th November 2014 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Receding tide. Low tide 11:46am (0.4m)

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 4 0.4 1435 6.7 0 18.3 20.4 30
Weather sunny
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 Scummy,Smelly,Oily,Foamy/frothy,Stained brown
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 103 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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