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ME_DEL295 Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond

21 October 2018

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 3
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond ME_DEL295
Date and Time Sunday 21st October 2018 09:30am
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 44.66 4.5 260 7.6 0.2 13 15 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth
Stream width
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic,cans

High phosphate unexpected now that golf course not being fertilised.

More logs have been positioned on lake edge to increase habitat. Two black swans on lake.  Woodducks with chicks.  Moorhens, swamp hens, coot.  Dogs off leash.(3)

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 1
Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 15
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 17
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 43 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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