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NE_DID031 Ovens River Catchment

Inactive Reach: 3_16 Diddah Diddah Creek

Habitat Scores

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29-04-2004 - 02-09-2007
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
September 2007 Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor
River Red Gum, Red Stringy Bark, White Box, Red Box, White Cypress Pine, Bottlebrush, Light Wood, Blackwood, Phragmities, Sedges, Reeds, Azola, Kikuyu, Mycroleha Stipoides, Phalaris, Persicaria, Wild Celery and other submerges water plants. We have continued the removal of willows, canary island palms. Fallen/limbs and trees have been retained to provide habitat. The area is poisoned for foxes and rabbits annually.
September 2006 VeryPoor Fair Fair Poor Fair
Stock access at times otherwise fenced off (electric fence). Area has been revegetated and weeds removed. Good remant veg. Some extoics (willows) regrowing and grass on banks.
June 2005 Fair Fair Poor Poor Fair
Red gum, growbark, red stringybark, white box, redbox, white cypress pine, bottle brush, lightwood, blackwood, phragmites, sedges, reeds, azola kikuu, microlena stypoines, phalaris, polygolium persicaria and other submersed aquatic plants. Recent removal of weeping willos and canary island plams. Our concern is that phragmites, when it is ungrazed, as at this site, is blocking the water flow to the extent it may cause erosion.
April 2004 Fair Good Poor Poor Fair
Red Gum, Sheoak, Tea Tree, Azola, Kikuya, Sedges, Fragmites, Red Stem Wattle, Ovens Wattle.

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
29-04-2005 - 24-12-2005
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
June 2005 8 5 Poor
April 2005 6 15 Poor

Physical Chemical Tests

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 18-09-2004 to 02-09-2007
8.00 mg/L
Median
8.00mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 18-09-2004 to 02-09-2007
12.0 ° C
Median
10.6° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 18-09-2004 to 02-09-2007
6.00 pH Units
Median
7.00pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 18-09-2004 to 02-09-2007
190.00 µS/cm
Median
190.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 18-09-2004 to 06-08-2006
0.015 mg/L P
Median
0.015mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 06-08-2006 to 02-09-2007
N/A %
Median
70%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 18-09-2004 to 02-09-2007
10 NTU
Median
10NTU
Latest
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