Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 1st May 2022 09:49am
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 3.6 7 0.175 14.9 16.1 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy,Stained green
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants plastic

1 swamp hen 2 cockatoos , 1 grebe, 2 lorikeets,

New knotweed growing along test area

Some reeds

Need new titration pipette as markings have woorn off

More latex gloves needed - biodegradable?

Absolutely no macro invertebrates revealed in our riffle!

Habitat

<p>1 swamp hen 2 cockatoos , 1&nbsp;grebe, 2 lorikeets,</p> <p>New knotweed growing along test area</p> <p>Some reeds</p> <p>Need new titration pipette as markings have woorn off</p> <p>More latex gloves needed - biodegradable?</p> <p>Absolutely no macro invertebrates revealed in our riffle!</p>
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 17

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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