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Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond ME_DEL295
Date and Time Sunday 22nd January 2017 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 12.55 1.1 600 7.6 0.07 18.4 21.8 20
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Scummy
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Debris around banks from recent flood on 29/12/16

Additional heavy rain 2 days ago

Moorhens on lake

 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) Mayfly nymph (Ephemeroptera) 7 6
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 16
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 59
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 3
Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) Biting Midge Larvae (Diptera) 2 24
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 118 Total score: 38 Overall rating: Good

Diary photos

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