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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

23 July 2016

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 3
Site visit details

Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Saturday 23rd July 2016 09:30am
Approved Approved

Notes

Two sulphur crested cockatoos in river red gum. Looks like they have a nest in hollow.
Lots of recent rain. Wider, deeper, more flow than normal. Steady flow through dam wall and through pipe from lake.
High tide 4:22am 0.9m
Low tide 11:16am 0.3m going out.

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 60 6.6 365 7.9 0.15 9.1 11.2 30
Weather sunny
Last rainfall During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance Muddy
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width >5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants packets,paper,plastic,other

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Water mites (Acarina) Water mites (Acarina) 5 60
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 68 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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