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WG_POW050 South Gippsland Catchment

Powlett River Sub Catchment

Active Reach: 27_7 Foster Creek

Downstream

Downstream

Acrossstream

Acrossstream

Upstream

Upstream

Habitat Scores

Explain for me

29-12-2017 - 12-04-2024

	Bank Erosion Stability	Bank Vegetation	In Stream Cover	Riffles Pools Bends	Verge Vegetation
April 2024	Fair	Poor	Poor	VeryPoor	Poor

February 2023	VeryPoor	VeryPoor	Fair	Fair	Poor

January 2018	Fair	Fair	Fair	Good	Fair

December 2017	Good	Fair	Good	Excellent	Poor

Physical Chemical Tests

Explain for me

Site Visits

Trend Line

Dissolved Oxygen mg/L

Explain for me 29-04-1998

N/A mg/L
Median 72.30mg/L
Latest

Temperature - WATER

Explain for me 08-11-1997 to 30-10-2025

14.3 ° C
Median 14.5° C
Latest

pH

Explain for me 08-11-1997 to 30-10-2025

7.40 pH Units
Median 7.60pH Units
Latest

Electrical Conductivity

Explain for me 08-11-1997 to 30-10-2025

770.00 µS/cm
Median 523.00µS/cm
Latest

Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)

Explain for me 08-11-1997 to 30-10-2025

0.225 mg/L P
Median 0.225mg/L P
Latest

Total Phosphorus

Explain for me 08-11-1997 to 24-06-2002

N/A mg/L
Median 0.24mg/L
Latest

Turbidity - NTU

Explain for me 08-11-1997 to 30-10-2025

10 NTU
Median 9NTU
Latest

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Water Quality Indicators for Coastal Plains

(2020 to 2025) 67 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	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.10 Good 67 visits	Explain for me 7.70 Good 67 visits	Explain for me 967.50 Very Poor 67 visits	Explain for me 20 Good 67 visits	Explain for me 0.300 Very Poor 67 visits
2025	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.30 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 7.75 Moderate 10 visits	Explain for me 1489.50 Very Poor 10 visits	Explain for me 12 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 0.263 Very Poor 10 visits
2024	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.60 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.70 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 975.00 Very Poor 12 visits	Explain for me 10 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 0.225 Very Poor 12 visits
2023	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.60 Good 11 visits	Explain for me 8.00 Moderate 11 visits	Explain for me 910.00 Very Poor 11 visits	Explain for me 26 Moderate 11 visits	Explain for me 0.263 Very Poor 11 visits
2022	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.20 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.60 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 950.00 Very Poor 12 visits	Explain for me 30 Moderate 12 visits	Explain for me 0.300 Very Poor 12 visits
2021	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 7.00 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 7.40 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 1000.00 Very Poor 12 visits	Explain for me 20 Good 12 visits	Explain for me 0.300 Very Poor 12 visits
2020	N/A 0 visits	Explain for me 6.20 Moderate 10 visits	Explain for me 6.95 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 820.00 Very Poor 10 visits	Explain for me 12 Good 10 visits	Explain for me 0.263 Very Poor 10 visits

Diary entries

Active Burrowing Crayfish burrow

Active Burrowing Crayfish burrow

August 2025

view upstream under bridge

view upstream under bridge

July 2025

view downstream under bridge

view downstream under bridge

July 2025

View eastwards under bridge (upstream to right, downstream to left)

View eastwards under bridge (upstream to right, downstream to left)

February 2025

April 2024

April 2024

View looking downstream under bridge

View looking downstream under bridge

January 2024

Ragwort flowering on riverbank

Ragwort flowering on riverbank

January 2024

View downstream under bridge

View downstream under bridge

April 2023

February 2023

February 2023

February 2023

Algal bloom/mat

Algal bloom/mat

February 2023

Detail of foam downstream under bridge

Detail of foam downstream under bridge

January 2023

View of algal mat downstream from bridge

View of algal mat downstream from bridge

January 2023

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

November 2022

View under bridge looking south

View under bridge looking south

November 2022

erosion detail south bank

erosion detail south bank

November 2022

View under bridge of Burrowing Crayfish burrow

View under bridge of Burrowing Crayfish burrow

November 2022

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

October 2022

View from bridge looking south

View from bridge looking south

October 2022

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

October 2022

View under bridge looking south

View under bridge looking south

October 2022

View under bridge looking east

View under bridge looking east

October 2022

View of bank slumping

View of bank slumping

October 2022

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

September 2022

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

September 2022

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

September 2022

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

September 2022

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

September 2022

View of bank erosion looking south from bridge

View of bank erosion looking south from bridge

September 2022

View of bank erosion looking south under bridge

View of bank erosion looking south under bridge

September 2022

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

August 2022

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

August 2022

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

June 2022

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

June 2022

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

June 2022

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

June 2022

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

June 2022

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

May 2022

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

May 2022

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

May 2022

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

May 2022

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

May 2022

view north from bridge

view north from bridge

April 2022

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

April 2022

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

April 2022

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

April 2022

View east under bridge

View east under bridge

April 2022

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

March 2022

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

March 2022

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

March 2022

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

March 2022

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

March 2022

View east under bridge

View east under bridge

February 2022

View of duckweed, green and brown algal bloom

View of duckweed, green and brown algal bloom

February 2022

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

February 2022

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

February 2022

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

February 2022

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

February 2022

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

January 2022

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

January 2022

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

January 2022

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

January 2022

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

January 2022

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

December 2021

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

December 2021

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

December 2021

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

December 2021

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

December 2021

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

November 2021

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

November 2021

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

November 2021

View under bridge looking south

View under bridge looking south

November 2021

View under bridge looking east

View under bridge looking east

November 2021

Bank erosion looking northwards

Bank erosion looking northwards

November 2021

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

October 2021

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

October 2021

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

October 2021

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

October 2021

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

October 2021

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

September 2021

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

September 2021

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

September 2021

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

September 2021

View east form under bridge

View east form under bridge

September 2021

View looking south from bridge.

View looking south from bridge.

August 2021

View looking north under bridge.

View looking north under bridge.

August 2021

View looking south under bridge.

View looking south under bridge.

August 2021

View looking east under bridge.

View looking east under bridge.

August 2021

View looking north from bridge.

View looking north from bridge.

August 2021

View from bridge looking south

View from bridge looking south

July 2021

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

July 2021

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

July 2021

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

July 2021

View under brodge looking east

View under brodge looking east

July 2021

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

June 2021

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

June 2021

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

June 2021

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

June 2021

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

June 2021

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

May 2021

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

May 2021

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

May 2021

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

May 2021

View east under bridge

View east under bridge

May 2021

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

April 2021

View from bridge looking south

View from bridge looking south

April 2021

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

April 2021

View under bridge looking south

View under bridge looking south

April 2021

View under bridge looking east

View under bridge looking east

April 2021

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

March 2021

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

March 2021

View from bridge looking south

View from bridge looking south

March 2021

View under bridge looking south

View under bridge looking south

March 2021

View under bridge looing east

View under bridge looing east

March 2021

Detail of surface foam south of bridge

Detail of surface foam south of bridge

March 2021

Possible burrowing crayfish burrows in bank

Possible burrowing crayfish burrows in bank

March 2021

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

February 2021

View from bridge looking south

View from bridge looking south

February 2021

View looking north under bridge

View looking north under bridge

February 2021

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

February 2021

detail of scum/foam looking south under bridge

detail of scum/foam looking south under bridge

February 2021

Under bridge looking towards east

Under bridge looking towards east

February 2021

View form bridge looking north

View form bridge looking north

January 2021

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

January 2021

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

January 2021

View under bridge looking south

View under bridge looking south

January 2021

View under bridge looking east

View under bridge looking east

January 2021

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

December 2020

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

December 2020

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

December 2020

View looking south under bridge

View looking south under bridge

December 2020

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

December 2020

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

November 2020

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

November 2020

View from bridge looking south

View from bridge looking south

November 2020

View under bridge looking south

View under bridge looking south

November 2020

View under bridge looking east

View under bridge looking east

November 2020

North from bridge

North from bridge

October 2020

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

October 2020

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

October 2020

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

October 2020

View east undr bridge

View east undr bridge

October 2020

Interesting hole in river bank, no footprints visable???

Interesting hole in river bank, no footprints visable???

October 2020

August 2010

September 2010

September 2010

October 2010

November 2010

December 2010

View looking north

View looking north

July 2020

View looking south

View looking south

July 2020

View looking east

View looking east

July 2020

View looking north

View looking north

June 2020

View looking south

View looking south

June 2020

View looking north

View looking north

May 2020

View looking south

View looking south

May 2020

Looking north from bridge

Looking north from bridge

April 2020

Looking south from bridge

Looking south from bridge

April 2020

Looking north uinder bridge

Looking north uinder bridge

April 2020

Looking south under bridge

Looking south under bridge

April 2020

Looking east under bridge

Looking east under bridge

April 2020

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

March 2020

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

March 2020

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

March 2020

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

March 2020

View looking east under bridge

View looking east under bridge

March 2020

Data sheet

Data sheet

March 2020

Looking north from bridge

Looking north from bridge

February 2020

Looking north from under bridge

Looking north from under bridge

February 2020

Looking south from bridge

Looking south from bridge

February 2020

Looking south from under the bridge

Looking south from under the bridge

February 2020

Looking east under bridge

Looking east under bridge

February 2020

Blunt Pondweed in flower

Blunt Pondweed in flower

February 2020

Burrowing Crayfish active burrow

Burrowing Crayfish active burrow

February 2020

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

January 2020

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

January 2020

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

January 2020

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

January 2020

View acroos river looking east

View acroos river looking east

January 2020

SG Water water pump

SG Water water pump

January 2020

view north from bridge

view north from bridge

December 2019

view south from bridge

view south from bridge

December 2019

view north under bridge

view north under bridge

December 2019

view south under bridge

view south under bridge

December 2019

view looking east under bridge

view looking east under bridge

December 2019

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

November 2019

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

November 2019

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

November 2019

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

November 2019

View looking east across creek

View looking east across creek

November 2019

Burrowing Crayfish burrow

Burrowing Crayfish burrow

November 2019

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

October 2019

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

October 2019

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

October 2019

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

October 2019

View looking east

View looking east

October 2019

View looking north from bridge

View looking north from bridge

July 2019

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

July 2019

View looking north from under bridge

View looking north from under bridge

July 2019

View looking south from under bridge

View looking south from under bridge

July 2019

View looking east from under bridge

View looking east from under bridge

July 2019

View above bridge looking north

View above bridge looking north

June 2019

View above bridge looking south

View above bridge looking south

June 2019

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

June 2019

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

June 2019

View under bridge looking east across creek

View under bridge looking east across creek

June 2019

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

May 2019

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

May 2019

View across creek looking east

View across creek looking east

May 2019

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

May 2019

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

May 2019

Looking north from bridge

Looking north from bridge

April 2019

Looking south from bridge

Looking south from bridge

April 2019

Looking north under bridge

Looking north under bridge

April 2019

Looking south under bridge

Looking south under bridge

April 2019

Looking east across creek under bridge

Looking east across creek under bridge

April 2019

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

March 2019

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

March 2019

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

March 2019

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

March 2019

View across creek, looking eastwards

View across creek, looking eastwards

March 2019

Azolla bloom

Azolla bloom

March 2019

Looking north from bridge

Looking north from bridge

February 2019

Looking south from bridge

Looking south from bridge

February 2019

Looking north under bridge

Looking north under bridge

February 2019

Looking south under bridge

Looking south under bridge

February 2019

Looking east across creek under bridge

Looking east across creek under bridge

February 2019

Looking north from bridge

Looking north from bridge

January 2019

Looking south from bridge

Looking south from bridge

January 2019

Looking north under bridge

Looking north under bridge

January 2019

Looking south under bridge

Looking south under bridge

January 2019

Looking across Foster Creek towards east

Looking across Foster Creek towards east

January 2019

Looking north from bridge

Looking north from bridge

December 2018

Looking north from under bridge

Looking north from under bridge

December 2018

Looking south from bridge

Looking south from bridge

December 2018

Looking south under bridge

Looking south under bridge

December 2018

Looking east under bridge

Looking east under bridge

December 2018

View eastwards under bridge

View eastwards under bridge

November 2018

View on bridge looking north

View on bridge looking north

November 2018

View under bridge looking north

View under bridge looking north

November 2018

View from bridge looking south

View from bridge looking south

November 2018

View towards south from under bridge

View towards south from under bridge

November 2018

North from bridge

North from bridge

October 2018

South from bridge

South from bridge

October 2018

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

October 2018

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

October 2018

View across creek under bridge looking east

View across creek under bridge looking east

October 2018

Foam/froth in creek south of bridge

Foam/froth in creek south of bridge

September 2018

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

September 2018

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

September 2018

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

September 2018

Wandering Creeper Trad in flower

Wandering Creeper Trad in flower

September 2018

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

August 2018

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

August 2018

View north from under bridge

View north from under bridge

August 2018

View south from under bridge

View south from under bridge

August 2018

View of creek from under bridge looking east

View of creek from under bridge looking east

August 2018

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

July 2018

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

July 2018

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

July 2018

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

July 2018

View of waterway under bridge

View of waterway under bridge

July 2018

View from bridge looking north

View from bridge looking north

June 2018

View looking south from bridge

View looking south from bridge

June 2018

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

May 2018

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

May 2018

View north under bridge

View north under bridge

May 2018

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

May 2018

View of creek from west bank

View of creek from west bank

May 2018

Veiw north from bridge

Veiw north from bridge

April 2018

Veiw south from bridge

Veiw south from bridge

April 2018

Veiw north under bridge

Veiw north under bridge

April 2018

Veiw south under bridge

Veiw south under bridge

April 2018

Algae in river covering Blunt Pondweed

Algae in river covering Blunt Pondweed

April 2018

Fox running away after being disturbed feeding on Blackberries

Fox running away after being disturbed feeding on Blackberries

April 2018

Veiw north under bridge

Veiw north under bridge

March 2018

Veiw south from bridge

Veiw south from bridge

March 2018

Veiw south from under bridge

Veiw south from under bridge

March 2018

Algae and Blunt Pondweed in-stream

Algae and Blunt Pondweed in-stream

March 2018

Active burrow of Burrowing crayfish, east bank under bridge

Active burrow of Burrowing crayfish, east bank under bridge

March 2018

Veiw north from bridge

Veiw north from bridge

March 2018

View north from bridge.

View north from bridge.

February 2018

View south from bridge.

View south from bridge.

February 2018

View north under bridge.

View north under bridge.

February 2018

View south under bridge.

View south under bridge.

February 2018

Algal growth in creek.

Algal growth in creek.

February 2018

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

January 2018

View north from under bridge

View north from under bridge

January 2018

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

January 2018

View south from under bridge

View south from under bridge

January 2018

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

December 2017

View north from beneath bridge

View north from beneath bridge

December 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

December 2017

View south beneath bridge

View south beneath bridge

December 2017

Brown algae growing on rocks and Blunt Pondweed

Brown algae growing on rocks and Blunt Pondweed

December 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

November 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

November 2017

View north from under bridge

View north from under bridge

November 2017

View south from under bridge

View south from under bridge

November 2017

Burrow of Burrowing crayfish

Burrow of Burrowing crayfish

November 2017

Blunt Pondweed (Potamogeton ochreatus) in flower

Blunt Pondweed (Potamogeton ochreatus) in flower

November 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

October 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

October 2017

View northwards from under bridge

View northwards from under bridge

October 2017

View south from under bridge. Large slump/collapse of bank into channel.

View south from under bridge. Large slump/collapse of bank into channel.

October 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

September 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

September 2017

View south under bridge

View south under bridge

September 2017

View across Foster Creek beneath bridge

View across Foster Creek beneath bridge

September 2017

P too high to measure at 1:5 dilution

P too high to measure at 1:5 dilution

September 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

August 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

August 2017

View north under brodge

View north under brodge

August 2017

View south from under bridge

View south from under bridge

August 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

July 2017

View north from under bridge

View north from under bridge

July 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

July 2017

View south from under bridge

View south from under bridge

July 2017

P reading of >0.7mg/L P

P reading of >0.7mg/L P

July 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

June 2017

View northwards from under the bridge

View northwards from under the bridge

June 2017

View south from the bridge

View south from the bridge

June 2017

View southwards from under the bridge

View southwards from under the bridge

June 2017

Unknown plant growing aqutically in creek, not seen this one before

Unknown plant growing aqutically in creek, not seen this one before

June 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

May 2017

North view under bridge

North view under bridge

May 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

May 2017

View south from under bridge

View south from under bridge

May 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

April 2017

View south from bridge

View south from bridge

April 2017

View north from bridge

View north from bridge

March 2017

View north from under the bridge

View north from under the bridge

March 2017

View south from under bridge

View south from under bridge

March 2017

Blunt Pondweed Potamogeton ochreatus

Blunt Pondweed Potamogeton ochreatus

March 2017

Weeds sprayed on south west bank

Weeds sprayed on south west bank

March 2017

View north from the road bridge.

View north from the road bridge.

February 2017

View from bridge, looking north

View from bridge, looking north

January 2017

View south from beneath the bridge.

View south from beneath the bridge.

January 2017

view south of bridge

view south of bridge

December 2016

view north of bridge

view north of bridge

December 2016

view of eastern bank

view of eastern bank

December 2016

Blunt Pondweed Potamogeton ochreatus

Blunt Pondweed Potamogeton ochreatus

December 2016

December 2016

September 2016

September 2016

September 2016

September 2016

Swamp Wallaby track

Swamp Wallaby track

August 2016

August 2016

August 2016

August 2016

August 2016

March 2016

March 2016

February 2016

February 2016

January 2016

January 2016

January 2016

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