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Dry Creek at Broadford-Wandong Road, Wandong

Goulburn-Broken

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GB_DRY003 Goulburn River Catchment

Dry Creek Sub Catchment

Inactive Reach: 5_48 Dry Creek

Habitat Scores

Explain for me
29-12-2012 - 18-01-2023
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
January 2023 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
December 2022 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
November 2022 Poor Poor Poor Fair Poor
October 2022 Poor Poor Fair Fair Poor
September 2022 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
June 2022 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
May 2022 Fair Poor Poor Poor Poor
April 2022 Fair Poor Poor Poor Poor
March 2022 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
February 2022 Good Poor Poor Poor Poor
January 2022 Fair Fair Fair Fair Poor
December 2021 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
November 2021 Fair Poor Poor Poor Poor
October 2021 Fair Poor Fair Fair VeryPoor
September 2021 Fair Poor Poor Poor Poor
August 2021 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
July 2021 Fair Poor Poor Poor Poor
May 2021 Good Poor VeryPoor Fair Poor
April 2021 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
March 2021 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
February 2021 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
January 2021 Poor Poor Poor Fair Poor

both sides of creek are covered in blackberries
December 2020 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
November 2020 Poor Fair Poor Fair Poor

Sadly blackberries are taking over along the banks.
October 2020 Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor
September 2020 Poor Poor Fair Fair Poor
August 2020 Poor Poor Fair Fair Poor
May 2020 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
April 2020 Poor Fair Fair Good Poor

In the first week of April heavy rains caused floods rising to at least a height of 4 meters and flowed with such force that it  swept  away  trees, other debris  and  caused  noticable erosion.    
March 2020 Good Poor Fair Good Poor
February 2020 Good Poor Fair Fair Poor
January 2020 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
December 2019 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
November 2019 Fair Fair Fair Fair Poor
October 2019 Good Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
September 2019 Good Poor Fair Fair Poor
August 2019 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
June 2019 Good VeryPoor Poor Poor Poor
May 2019 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
February 2019 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
January 2019 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
December 2018 Poor Poor Fair Fair Poor
November 2018 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
October 2018 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
September 2018 Fair Poor Poor Good Poor
August 2018 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
July 2018 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
June 2018 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
May 2018 Good VeryPoor Poor Good Poor
April 2018 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
March 2018 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
February 2018 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
January 2018 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
December 2017 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
November 2017 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
October 2017 Poor Poor Fair Good Poor
September 2017 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
August 2017 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
July 2017 Poor Poor Fair Good Poor
June 2017 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
May 2017 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
April 2017 Poor Poor Fair Good Poor
March 2017 Fair Poor Poor Poor Poor
February 2017 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
January 2017 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
November 2016 Poor Poor Fair Good Poor
July 2016 Poor Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
June 2016 Poor Poor Fair Fair Poor
May 2016 Poor Poor Poor Fair Poor
April 2016 Poor Poor Fair Good Poor
March 2016 Poor Poor Poor Good Poor
March 2016 Poor Poor Poor Good Poor
February 2016 Poor Poor Poor Good VeryPoor
Horses freely roam up and down both sides of the creek and in doing so cause damage to the environment etc.
January 2016 Poor Poor Fair Poor Poor
December 2015 Fair Poor Fair Poor Poor
November 2015 Poor Poor Fair Poor Poor
October 2015 Poor Poor Fair Fair Poor
September 2015 Fair Poor Fair Fair VeryPoor
August 2015 Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor
July 2015 Fair Poor Poor Good Poor
June 2015 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor
May 2015 Good Poor Poor Good Poor
April 2015 Fair Poor Poor Excellent VeryPoor
April 2015 Fair Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
March 2015 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
January 2015 Fair Poor Fair Good Poor
December 2014 Good Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
November 2014 Fair Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
October 2014 Good Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
September 2014 Fair Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
July 2014 Fair Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
June 2014 Fair Poor VeryPoor Good Poor
May 2014 Poor Poor Fair Fair VeryPoor
April 2014 Poor Poor Fair Good VeryPoor
March 2014 Fair Poor Poor Good VeryPoor
February 2014 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
January 2014 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
December 2013 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
November 2013 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
Now the cattle have been removed from grazing around the creek, grasses have grown at least 60cm tall. The frog population has increased.
September 2013 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
August 2013 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
July 2013 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
June 2013 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
cattle are continuing to graze but there is very little for them to eat
May 2013 Poor Poor Poor Fair VeryPoor
March 2013 Poor Fair Poor Good Poor
January 2013 Poor Fair Poor Good Poor
Cattle have been grazing along both sides of the creek over the last 2 years and as a consequence there is very little vegetation left.
December 2012 VeryPoor VeryPoor Poor Good VeryPoor

Physical Chemical Tests

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Site Visits
Trend Line
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 16-06-2004 to 01-09-2005
N/A mg/L
Median 5.00mg/L
Latest
Rainfall last 48 hours
Explain for me 12-03-2011 to 18-01-2023
0.00 mm
Median 9.00mm
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 25-08-2003 to 18-01-2023
13.4 ° C
Median 19.4° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 25-08-2003 to 01-09-2005
7.00 pH Units
Median 6.90pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 05-06-2003 to 18-01-2023
420.00 µS/cm
Median 1270.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 11-11-2004
N/A mg/L P
Median 0.030mg/L P
Latest
Total Phosphorus
Explain for me 25-08-2003 to 22-07-2004
N/A mg/L
Median 0.06mg/L
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 11-11-2004
N/A %
Median 76%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 03-05-2004 to 18-01-2023
50 NTU
Median 40NTU
Latest
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Water Quality Indicators for Central Foothills
(2020 to 2025) 33 visits Explain for me
Dissolved Oxygen Saturation pH Lower pH Upper Electrical Conductivity Turbidity Reactive Phosphorus
% pH Units pH Units µS/cm NTU mg/L P
25th Percentile 25th Percentile 75th Percentile 75th Percentile 75th Percentile 75th Percentile
2020 to 2025
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700.00
Very Poor
33 visits 		Explain for me
72
Very Poor
33 visits
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0 visits
2025
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2024
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2023
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1 visits
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1 visits
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0 visits
2022
N/A
 
0 visits
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0 visits
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0 visits 		Explain for me
620.00
Very Poor
11 visits 		Explain for me
80
Very Poor
11 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
2021
N/A
 
0 visits
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0 visits
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0 visits 		Explain for me
625.00
Very Poor
11 visits 		Explain for me
62
Very Poor
11 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
2020
N/A
 
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0 visits
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0 visits 		Explain for me
605.00
Very Poor
10 visits 		Explain for me
68
Very Poor
10 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
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