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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 9th November 2014 9:30am Approved
Notes
Receding tide. Low tide 11:46am (0.4m)

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
4%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
0.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1435µS/cm
pH
6.7pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
18.3° C
Temperature - WATER
20.4° C
Turbidity - NTU
30NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Scummy,Smelly,Oily,Foamy/frothy,Stained brown
Stream depth
 
Stream width
 
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
plastic

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
True Bugs - Backswimmers, Water-boatmen, Water-striders (Hemiptera) 4 1
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 100
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 103 Total score: 14 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

Physical Chemical Trends

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