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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 11th October 2015 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.4mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
2330µS/cm
pH
8.3pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.25mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
17.5° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
More than a week ago
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Scummy,Stained brown
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,cans,packets,plastic,polystyrene,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 10
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Water mites (Acarina) 5 200
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 2
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 15
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 2
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 200
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 429 Total score: 20 Overall rating: Fair

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