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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 13th November 2016 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 27.7 2.8 583 7.7 0.2 14.1 14.8 20
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 1m - 2m
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic,packets

Rain this morning.  Lots of water.  Constant flow from lake.

Edges recently mowed.

Cockatoos in nest in tree.

Tide coming in.  Low 7:01 0.4m, high 1:02pm 0.8m

few macro-invertebrates

 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
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: 9 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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