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Elster Creek

Melbourne

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ME_DEL300 Dandenong Catchment

Saturday 23rd July 2016 9:30am Approved
Notes
Two sulphur crested cockatoos in river red gum. Looks like they have a nest in hollow.
Lots of recent rain. Wider, deeper, more flow than normal. Steady flow through dam wall and through pipe from lake.
High tide 4:22am 0.9m
Low tide 11:16am 0.3m going out.

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
60%
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
6.6mg/L
Electrical Conductivity
365µS/cm
pH
7.9pH Units
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
0.15mg/L P
Temperature - AIR
9.1° C
Temperature - WATER
11.2° C
Turbidity - NTU
30NTU

Water Conditions

Weather
Sunny
Last rainfall
During the last 24 hours
Flow estimate
HIGH: Less than bankfull and in-stream habitats connected
Water Appearance
Muddy
Stream depth
51cm - 99cm
Stream width
>5m
Hazards
 
Litter/Pollutants
packets,paper,plastic,other

Water Bugs WaterWatch method

Image Species Score Quantity
Image
Damselfly Nymph (Odonata) 6 1
Image
Water mites (Acarina) 5 60
Image
Aquatic Beetles - Diving Beetles, Whirligig Beetles (Coleoptera) 3 4
Image
Segmented Worm (Oligochaeta) 1 3
Total bug score
Total abundance 0 - 35 35+
0 - 200 Poor Good
200+ Fair Very good
Total abundance: 68 Total score: 15 Overall rating: Poor

Diary photos

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Physical Chemical Trends

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