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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 16th December 2018 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
45.33%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4.2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
360µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.15mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
19° C
Temperature - WATER
19° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
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
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic,packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 7
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 10
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 2
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 40
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 63 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

from bridge

Physical Chemical Trends

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