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Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 24th February 2019 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 0.07 37.56 3.4 1490 7.3 0.2 19.2 20 15
Weather sunny
Last rainfall More than a week ago
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Clear
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,cans

Grass on banks has been allowed to grow long.  Knotweed spread further into water.  Reeds spreading firther downstream.  Phosphate high  Suspect that runoff from new oval may be cause.  Grass now growing on oval.  Being watered.

At dam wall, water from bypass pipe is mailky.  Water from lake clear.

7 cockatoos and 5 magpies (including 3 juveniles) fighting for territory.  

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 6
Leeches (Hirudinea) Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 20 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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