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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 30th June 2024 10:00am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Ammonium
0.02mg/L NH4+
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
51.98%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
480µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.12mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
10° C
Temperature - WATER
9° C
Turbidity - NTU
15NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Raining
Last rainfall
Raining now 2.60
Flow estimate
 
Water Appearance
Smelly,Muddy,Milky,Stained green
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,paper,plastic

Habitat

O2 measure may have been affected by the sample being carried by hand for 100m

 

Sound sample from Elster Creek

https://soundcloud.com/natalie-davey-563516394/elster-creek-june-30-waterwatch?si=0a798b08085746b4a5dbda758b7e985c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation Overall
Fair 3 Fair 6 Fair 6 Poor 2 Poor 4 21

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 9
Image
Fly Larvae -True, Black, Crane, March, Horse, and Soldier Fly Larvae (Diptera) 2 2
Image
Mosquito Larvae (Diptera) 2 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 17 Total score: 11 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Elster Creek- with plastic too heavy to drag out
Julianne and Taylah sampling- view towards Port Phillip
Elster Creek- towards New St

Physical Chemical Trends

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