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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

26 August 2018

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 26th August 2018 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 61.51 6.8 1360 7.5 0.085 8.6 10.7 15
Weather overcast
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 0 - 50cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants paper,plastic,packets

More flow than usual coming through dam wall and less through bypass pipe.  Perhaps bypass not being used now that tanks not needing filling for irrigation of golf course?

Waterway and banks may have been cleared near bridge?

Snowdrops flowering.  Swamop hen. 

 

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 18
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 30 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

upstream
across
downstream
from bridge

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