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Barwidgee Creek, Myrtleford (Myrtleford PS/Marion College)

North East

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NE_BAR040 Ovens River Catchment

Inactive Reach: 3_39 Barwidgee Creek

This is a River Detectives school monitored site.
School data does not go through the same approval process as for other groups.
Simply set "Minimum data standard" to Level 1 to view all Physical Chemical test data.

Habitat Scores

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09-08-1999 - 09-08-1999
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
August 1999 Poor Good Fair Poor Fair
The site has poor bank veg and only minimual in stream cover. Although there is a lot of verge veg this is predominetly willows.

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
09-08-1999 - 29-03-2004
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating
November 2003 324 30 Fair
November 2001 117 11 Poor
September 2001 59 32 Poor
September 2001 87 21 Poor
September 2001 44 14 Poor
June 2001 13 15 Poor
March 2000 17 34 Poor
November 1999 34 14 Poor
August 1999 23 30 Poor

Physical Chemical Tests

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Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 09-08-1999 to 01-07-2004
16.6 ° C
Median 11.8° C
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pH
Explain for me 09-08-1999 to 01-07-2004
6.00 pH Units
Median 6.00pH Units
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Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 09-08-1999 to 01-07-2004
80.00 µS/cm
Median 100.00µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 09-08-1999 to 01-07-2004
0.030 mg/L P
Median 0.080mg/L P
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Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 09-08-1999 to 01-07-2004
75 %
Median 47%
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Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 09-08-1999 to 01-07-2004
10 NTU
Median 17NTU
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