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Barwon River @ Colac Murroon Rd

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CO_BAR016 Barwon River Catchment

Active Reach: 33_5 Barwon River

Monitoring organisations
CO_Lake Colac catchment group
CO_Upper Barwon Landcare Network

Habitat Scores

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17-03-2005 - 17-12-2024
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
December 2024 Good Good Good Good Fair
February 2021 Good Fair Fair Fair Fair

Native rush

Water bugs - macroinvertabieles 

willow
September 2018 Fair Poor Poor Fair Fair
July 2011 Poor Poor Poor Poor Poor
June 2010 Good Good Fair Fair Good
willows, introduced pasture grasses, blackberry
July 2009 Good Good Good Good Excellent
willows, blackberry, poa lab
June 2008 Good Good Good Fair Good
blackberry, willow, exotic grasses
February 2007 Fair Good Fair Good Good
no native veg, willows in stream, phalaris on banks and verge, unrestricted stock access
January 2006 Fair Good Fair Good Good
willows, phalaris
March 2005 Fair Good Fair Fair Good
Willows ( basket), pasture species, Blackberries.

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
28-06-2013 - 08-07-2016
Date Taxa Count Weighted SIGNAL
June 2013 53 3.7

Physical Chemical Tests

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Trend Line
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 18-05-2005 to 20-10-2025
7.90 mg/L
Median 7.40mg/L
Latest
Suspended Solids
Explain for me 07-04-2005
N/A mg/L
Median 14.00mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 25-02-2005 to 20-10-2025
14.5 ° C
Median 15.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 25-02-2005 to 20-10-2025
7.00 pH Units
Median 7.00pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 25-02-2005 to 20-10-2025
462.00 µS/cm
Median 486.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 25-02-2005 to 20-10-2025
0.020 mg/L P
Median 0.017mg/L P
Latest
Total Phosphorus
Explain for me 01-02-2007
N/A mg/L
Median 15.00mg/L
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 25-02-2005 to 20-10-2025
81 %
Median 73%
Latest
Turbidity - FTU
Explain for me 14-05-2014 to 20-10-2025
15.00 FTU
Median 26.00FTU
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 25-02-2005 to 30-04-2024
7 NTU
Median 7NTU
Latest
eDNA
Explain for me 22-09-2018 to 14-09-2019
N/A presence=1
Median 0.00presence=1
Latest
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Water Quality Indicators for Coastal Plains
(2020 to 2025) 41 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
 Explain for me
58
Poor
34 visits 		Explain for me
6.30
Moderate
32 visits 		Explain for me
7.10
Good
32 visits 		Explain for me
485.00
Good
34 visits 		Explain for me
10
Good
11 visits 		Explain for me
0.123
Very Poor
41 visits
2025
 Explain for me
58
Poor
10 visits 		Explain for me
6.00
Poor
10 visits 		Explain for me
6.90
Good
10 visits 		Explain for me
504.50
Good
10 visits
N/A
 
0 visits 		Explain for me
0.186
Very Poor
10 visits
2024
 Explain for me
76
Good
8 visits 		Explain for me
6.20
Moderate
8 visits 		Explain for me
6.40
Good
8 visits 		Explain for me
465.00
Good
8 visits
N/A
 
1 visits 		Explain for me
0.150
Very Poor
8 visits
2023
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58
Poor
8 visits 		Explain for me
6.45
Moderate
7 visits 		Explain for me
7.35
Good
7 visits 		Explain for me
528.00
Good
8 visits
N/A
 
2 visits 		Explain for me
0.100
Poor
8 visits
2022
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
2021
 Explain for me
36
Very Poor
6 visits 		Explain for me
6.20
Moderate
6 visits 		Explain for me
6.90
Good
6 visits 		Explain for me
376.00
Good
6 visits 		Explain for me
9
Good
6 visits 		Explain for me
0.040
Good
6 visits
2020
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
N/A
 
0 visits
N/A
 
1 visits
N/A
 
1 visits 		Explain for me
0.060
Good
8 visits
Diary entries

August 2025

water collection
water collection

June 2025

June 2025

Trees cut in the past 3 weeks
Trees cut in the past 3 weeks

May 2025

Results record
Results record

September 2024

Results Record
Results Record

August 2024

December 2021

June 2022

May 2023

August 2019

July 2019

July 2017

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