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ME_DEL300 Elster Creek

22 April 2018

Overview Notes Phy Chem Tests Creatures Diary Photos 4
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Overview

Catchment Dandenong
Site Elster Creek ME_DEL300
Date and Time Sunday 22nd April 2018 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 45.21 4.4 1130 7.9 0.175 16 16.5 10
Weather cloudy
Last rainfall During the last week
Flow estimate MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance Milky
Stream depth 51cm - 99cm
Stream width 2m - 5m
Hazards
Litter/Pollutants bottles,plastic,cans,packets,other: golf ball, tennis ball

Two kookaburras on trees nearby surveying grassy area.  Great egret and morhen in water.  One cockatoo in river red gum.  

uprooted reeds in pond area.  Knotweed on water being eaten by something - not on land.

All water seems to be entering through bypass pipe.  No obvious sign of flow from lake.

Creatures Waterwatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
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: 9 Total score: 7 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

across
upstream
from bridge
upstream

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