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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 15th November 2015 9:30am Approved
Notes
Slender knotweed is spreading.

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
34%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
3.2mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
1319µS/cm
pH
7.6pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.25mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
15° C
Temperature - WATER
16.4° C
Turbidity - NTU
150NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Cloudy
Last rainfall
During the last week
Flow estimate
MEDIUM: flow is normal/typical average flow
Water Appearance
Muddy,Scummy,Oily,Foamy/frothy
Stream depth
0 - 50cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
cans,paper,plastic,waxed cardboard,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Caddis-fly Larvae (Trichoptera) 7 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 1000
Flatworms (Turbellaria) Flatworms (Turbellaria) 3 1
Image
Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda) 3 5
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 100
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 10
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 1122 Total score: 22 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

upstream
downstream
Across

Physical Chemical Trends

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