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  6. 24-04-2016

Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Sunday 24th April 2016 9:30am Approved
Notes

Physical Chemical Tests

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.15mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
16° C
Temperature - WATER
16.6° C
Turbidity - NTU
10NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last week 20
Flow estimate
LOW: Minimum flow in channel/continuous flow in some part of channel (in-stream habitats connected)
Water Appearance
Clear,Smelly
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
2m - 5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
bottles,plastic,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
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Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 13
Image
Dragonfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 100
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 1
Image
Leeches (Hirudinea) 3 5
Image
Non Biting Midge Larvae - Bloodworms (Diptera) 1 120
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 1
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 241 Total score: 25 Overall rating: Fair

Diary photos

No diary entries recorded for this visit

Physical Chemical Trends

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