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  6. 01-05-2022

Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 1st May 2022 9:49am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.07mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.6mg/L
pH
7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.175mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.9° C
Temperature - WATER
16.1° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy,Stained green
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Habitat

1 swamp hen 2 cockatoos , 1 grebe, 2 lorikeets,

New knotweed growing along test area

Some reeds

Need new titration pipette as markings have woorn off

More latex gloves needed - biodegradable?

Absolutely no macro invertebrates revealed in our riffle!

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
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1 Total score: 6 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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