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  6. 29-01-2023

Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 29th January 2023 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.15mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
70.77%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1860µS/cm
pH
7.4pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.25mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
21° C
Temperature - WATER
22° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Overcast
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours 1.00
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
Fairly benign
Litter/Pollutants
 

Habitat

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Good 8 Fair 6 Poor 2 Poor 4 23

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 8
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 290
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 7
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 9
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 315 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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