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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 3rd July 2022 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.04mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
52.23%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
930µS/cm
pH
7.5pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.1mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
6° C
Temperature - WATER
6.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 0.00
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Milky,Stained green
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
< 2m
Hazards
Recent rain in area, no visibility in the creek
Litter/Pollutants
packets

Habitat

We were greeted by the resident two swamp hens and a coot.

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
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 2
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 2 Total score: 1 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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