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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

22 January 2017

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 4
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 22nd January 2017 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 12.15 1.1 893 7.8 0.15 18.4 20.1 15
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic,cans

Flooding 29/12/16. Changed waterway. Banks eroded.  Now steeper.  Vegetation removed.  Knotweed gone. Some water ribbons gone.  Water plants gone.  More silt in stream. Gambusia are back. Birdlife in area sulphur crested cockatoos, wattle birds, lorikeets, masked lapwings, pacific black duck. 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 4
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 12 Total score: 7 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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