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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 14th January 2018 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 61.19 5.8 290 7.4 0.07 17.8 17.9 10
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 51cm - 99cm
Stream width > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic,cans

Knotweed flowering, reeds healthy, no floating algae.

More water than usual.  Heavy recent rain.  Deeper and wider.  Lots of water flowing from lake through both exits.

Cockatoos at home and vociferous.  Black ducks with three young almsot grown.

pH meter still erratic.  Repeated readings inconsistent.  Measured 8.1 for distilled water.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 6
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 6
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 16 Total score: 12 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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