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Overview
| Site code | ME_DEL300 |
|---|---|
| Site name | Elster Creek |
| Status | Active |
| Water Authority | Melbourne |
| Basin | Bunyip River |
| Catchment | Dandenong |
| Sub catchment | Dandenong Creek |
| Reach | |
| Water type | Creek |
| Council | Bayside City Council |
| History | View all 91 site visits 21-02-2006 - 30-06-2024 |
| Monitoring organisations |
Site visits
Loading chart| Date | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-01-2023 | 0.15 | 70.77 | 6.5 | 1860 | 7.4 | 0.25 | 21 | 22 | 10 | |||
| 26-02-2023 | 0 | 36.05 | 3.5 | 1880 | 7.3 | 0.225 | 17.2 | 16.5 | 10 | |||
| 26-03-2023 | 0.02 | 58.48 | 6 | 1410 | 8.8 | 0.25 | 18 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 27-08-2023 | 0.03 | 6 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |||||
| 29-10-2023 | 0.09 | 48.71 | 5 | 1290 | 7.8 | 0.175 | 14.5 | 14 | 10 |
Habitat
| Date | Comment | Bank Erosion Stability | Bank Vegetation | In Stream Cover | Riffles Pools Bends | Verge Vegetation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-06-2024 | <p>O2 measure may have been affected by the sample being carried by hand for 100m</p> <p> </p> <p>Sound sample from Elster Creek</p> <p>https://soundcloud.com/natalie-davey-563516394/elster-creek-june-30-waterwatch?si=0a798b08085746b4a5dbda758b7e985c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing</p> | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 6 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 21 |
| 26-05-2024 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 16 | |
| 28-04-2024 | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Fair 6 | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | 20 | |
| 25-02-2024 | <p>unfortunately the Sound tape failed for the recording of Elster Creek this month!</p> | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 17 |
| 29-10-2023 | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 17 | |
| 27-08-2023 | <p>Need more distilled water x 2</p> <p>All chemicals need to be replaced</p> <p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/natalie-davey-563516394/elster-creek-august-waterwatch-23?si=c0f73c9fad204468a201260d0ffeaacd&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing">Sounds of the Elster Creek</a> with hydrophone </p> <p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/natalie-davey-563516394/soak-2-waterwatch-august-27?si=0db97cf5920547889c15b1791e5de97a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing">Sounds of Soak 2 </a>- we did not complete a full Waterwatch suite of tests but did capture the lively sounds</p> | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 6 | Poor 2 | Fair 6 | 23 |
| 30-04-2023 | <p><a href="https://soundcloud.com/natalie-davey-563516394/waterwatch-30-april-elster-creek?si=3273c157d75a4f5fb3a3b652da880174&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing">Underwater Sound recording from Elster Creek</a></p> <p> </p> <p>https://soundcloud.com/natalie-davey-563516394/waterwatch-30-april-elster-creek?si=3273c157d75a4f5fb3a3b652da880174&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing</p> <p> </p> <p>The sounds are so much quieter as the weather cools down!</p> | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 6 | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | 24 |
| 26-03-2023 | Good 4 | Fair 6 | Poor 4 | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | 21 | |
| 26-02-2023 | <p>NH4 Expired 5/2022</p> <p>Phospahte expiring 3/2023</p> <p>One container broken cap </p> | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Fair 6 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 21 |
| 29-01-2023 | Fair 3 | Good 8 | Fair 6 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 23 | |
| 04-12-2022 | <p>The group needs more dstilled water , standard solutionsfor calibrating PH (PH=4,7,10) and callibrating EC(EC+1413)</p> | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 16 |
| 30-10-2022 | Fair 3 | Fair 6 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Fair 6 | 21 | |
| 02-10-2022 | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Fair 6 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 19 | |
| 28-08-2022 | <p>2X small drains leading into the Elster Creek at East End of Reserve.</p> <p>I X major drain feeding into the the reserve</p> <p> </p> <p>Need new electoroconductivity device</p> | Fair 3 | VeryPoor 2 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 15 |
| 07-08-2022 | <p>Some litter- plastic wrappers</p> | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | Fair 6 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 18 |
| 03-07-2022 | <p>We were greeted by the resident two swamp hens and a coot.</p> | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 17 |
| 01-05-2022 | <p>1 swamp hen 2 cockatoos , 1 grebe, 2 lorikeets,</p> <p>New knotweed growing along test area</p> <p>Some reeds</p> <p>Need new titration pipette as markings have woorn off</p> <p>More latex gloves needed - biodegradable?</p> <p>Absolutely no macro invertebrates revealed in our riffle!</p> | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 17 |
| 27-03-2022 | <p>Amazing there was no sign of pollutants. Two swamp hens observed us. </p> | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 16 |
| 27-02-2022 | <p>The flood over a month ago had pulled many of the reeds out and they were still visible in the waterway.</p> | Fair 3 | Poor 4 | Poor 4 | Poor 2 | Poor 4 | 17 |
| 20-09-2014 | N/A 0 |
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