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Elster Creek at Golf Course Pond

Melbourne

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ME_DEL295 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 20th October 2019 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.08mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
62.2%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
530µS/cm
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.18mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
PERMANENT: wetlands and lakes
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,packets

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 27
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Beetle larvae (Coleoptera) 4 2
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 6
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 23
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 24
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 30
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 32
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 146 Total score: 27 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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Physical Chemical Trends

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