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  6. 29-10-2023

Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 29th October 2023 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.09mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
48.71%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
5mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1290µS/cm
pH
7.8pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.175mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
14.5° C
Temperature - WATER
14° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 5.00
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
paper,plastic,packets

Habitat

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 4
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 12
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 1
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 27 Total score: 13 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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