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Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond

Melbourne

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ME_DEL295 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 23rd April 2017 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
19.54%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
1.8mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
295µS/cm
pH
7.1pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.25mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18.4° C
Temperature - WATER
19.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic,clothing,other: golf balls, coffee cup

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 7
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 8
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 50
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 5
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 24
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 101 Total score: 26 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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