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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

29 January 2023

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Habitat Creatures Diary Photos 0
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 29th January 2023 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 0.15 70.77 6.5 1860 7.4 0.25 21 22 10
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours 1.00
Flow estimate
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards Fairly benign
Litter/Pollutants

No observable litter which is awesome. Young magpie was curiously watching us. 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Fair 6 Poor 2 Poor 4 23

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 8
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 290
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 7
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 9
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 315 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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