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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Saturday 16th May 2015 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 58 6 678 7.8 0.15 12 14.1 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Stained brown
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants packets,plastic
3 swamp hens, 2 pacific black ducks, 2 sulphur crested cockatoos in gum next to creek. flow more brisk due to recent rain. High tide 12:41pm (0.9m) low tide 6:19am (0.3m) tide coming in.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 3
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 3
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 8 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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