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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 20th December 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 25 2 1443 7.4 0.25 34.7 22.5 10
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

Knotweed spreading. Almost across waterway in places. No water running into creek from lake through pipe on left. Small amount through pipe under dam wall. 75cm eel sighted under bridge Currently high tide high tide 9:54am 0.9m low tide 4:31pm 0.3m

Changed PO4 result from 2.5mg/L to 0.25mg/L in line with equipment range - R Akers

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 2
Aquatic Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) 5 2
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 25
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 2
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 20
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 63 Total score: 33 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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