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Overview
Catchment | Dandenong |
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Site | Elster Creek ME_DEL300 |
Date and Time | Sunday 27th May 2018 09:30am |
Approved | Approved |
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 | |
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Sample | 58.85 | 6.2 | 1460 | 7.7 | 0.1 | 14 | 12.8 | 10 |
Weather | sunny |
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Last rainfall | During the last week 0.00 |
Flow estimate | |
Water Appearance | Clear |
Stream depth | 51cm - 99cm |
Stream width | > 5m |
Hazards | |
Litter/Pollutants | bottles,paper,plastic,packets |
Knotweed eaten away
Pair of purple swamp hens. May be nesting.
Coot, kookaburra, sulphur crested cockatoos, currawong, mudlarks
Home made fish trap - plastic bag, polystring, metal dinner fork to anchor
Creatures Waterwatch method
Total bug score | ||
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Total abundance | 0 - 35 | 35+ |
0 - 200 | Poor | Good |
200+ | Fair | Very good |
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