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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 24th June 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 48.06 5.7 1040 7.9 0.125 9 7.8 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear,Smelly
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic,packets,polystyrene

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 21
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 4
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 32 Total score: 17 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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