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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 17th December 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 35.76 3.2 1990 7.4 0.25 19.9 20.5 15
Weather cloudy
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 bottles,paper,plastic,cans,packets

Tests for phosphate and conductivity both off the scale for our instruments.

pH meter not functioning properly.  Not consistent with repeated readings.

Algal mats in water.  Flooding on 2/12 but now level low.  Grass on bank grown, knotweed on bank and in water growing back.  

Damselflies.  Pacific black duck and 4 chicks. 2 Moorhens.  More litter than normal - probably left by flood.

 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 12
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 80
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 100 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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