WaterWatch Portal

NE_BLD020 Ovens River Catchment

Black Dog Creek Sub Catchment

Inactive Reach: 3_15 Black Dog Creek

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Habitat Scores

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01-09-1999 - 06-07-2006

	Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation
July 2006	Poor	Poor	Poor	Good	Good
good remnant vegetation with shrubs (understorey), trees and reeds. Pools of water at the present time.
May 2001	Poor	Poor	Poor	Fair	Poor
A lot of bank vegetation consisting of grassy cover, shrubs and eucalypt trees. However weeds (willows and blackberrys is also present). Site survey conducted near bridge. Water not running at time of survey. Very stagnant.
September 1999	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair	Good

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method

01-09-1999 - 31-05-2006

Date	Taxa Count	Total score	Rating
February 2006	275	14	Fair
December 2005	32	7	Poor
September 2005	40	19	Poor
September 2005	35	10	Poor
September 2002	435	9	Fair
March 2002	305	34	Fair
August 2001	109	25	Poor
May 2001	21	18	Poor
May 2001	137	28	Poor
March 2001	53	33	Poor
March 2000	21	13	Poor
December 1999	69	28	Poor
September 1999	26	34	Poor
September 1999	22	26	Poor

Physical Chemical Tests

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