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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

25 June 2016

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Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Saturday 25th June 2016 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Forgot to take photos!

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 79 8.8 227 7.6 0.07 7.2 10.4 20
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants cans,paper,plastic
Less knotweed. Obvious channel with steady flow. Rain over last two days. Water entering through rock wall from lake and also through pipe. Cascade through rock wall and increased flow consistent with increase in oxygen. Tide going out. low 5:50am 0.9m high 12:15pm 0.3m

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 5
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 5 Total score: 3 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

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