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Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 23rd April 2017 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 18.91 1.8 830 6.9 0.1 18.4 17.6 10
Weather cloudy
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 Muddy
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic,waxed cardboard,packets

Net found in creek. Unknown origin.  Contained fish.  Replaced.  When removed that evening contained adult short-finned eel, 10 adult common galaxia, immature mosquito fish.

reeds and knotweed have begun to die back  

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 3
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 3
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 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 19 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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