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ME_DEL295 Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond

15 October 2017

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 1
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond ME_DEL295
Date and Time Sunday 15th October 2017 10:15am
Approved Approved

Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

N mg/L NH4+ D.O. % D.O mg/L EC µS/cm pH pH Units rP mg/L P Air ° C Water ° C Turb NTU
Sample 37.28 3.6 310 7.5 0.25 12.9 17 15
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,cans

Reeds growing across access point from left side.  Not dying back as in creek.

Small amount of water coming through both dam wall and also bypass pipe into creek.  Water from bypass muddy, water from lake clear.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 2
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 9
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 20
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 71 Total score: 9 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

lake

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