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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 27th February 2022 10:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.11mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
28%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
4mg/L
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.21mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
20.3° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Habitat

The flood over a month ago had pulled many of the reeds out and they were still visible in the waterway.

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Poor 4 Poor 4 Poor 2 Poor 4 17

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 3
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 2 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 3
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 7
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 24 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Floating reeds from earlier flood at site
View of site
looking towards Monash Bridge

Physical Chemical Trends

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