Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 19th May 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 0.3 30.51 3.2 1410 7.1 0.13 13.5 13 10
Weather sunny
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 > 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,paper,plastic

Reeds growing further across stream closing off a pond upstream of sample site.  Knotweed over water being eaten.  Water ribbons healthy and growing larger.  

Most water coming through pipe.  No evidence of flow from lake.  

2 moorhens 2 black ducks

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 5
Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 13
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 14
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: 33 Total score: 10 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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