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Barwon River @ Balyang, Canoe Club platforms

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CO_BAR132 Barwon River Catchment

Active Reach: 33_2 Barwon River

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.
Monitoring organisations
CO_CVA Geelong Wetland rehab monitors
CO_Individual Monitors
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Habitat Scores

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05-01-2015 - 18-05-2021
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
May 2021 Good Good Good Good Good
July 2020 Good Poor VeryPoor Good Poor

Water Veg

Water ribbon (Triglochin procerum)

Phragmites australis

eel grass Zostera sp.

typha orientails

 

Bank veg

Hop goodenia (Goodenia ovata)

correa alba

Silver banksia (Banksia marginata)

Vetch

rare bitter bush (Adriana quadripartita)

prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola)

Brassica sp.

 

Vegre Veg

Catchweed bedstraw  Galium aparine

climbing saltbush Chenopodium nutans

common everlasting Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Lomandra longifolia

Clematis vitalba

 

Fauna

sulphur crested cockatoo

australian darter

pied currawong

red wattle bird

superb fairy wren
January 2015 Excellent Poor Poor Poor Fair

Water Bugs

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WaterWatch Method
17-10-2011 - 17-10-2011
Date Taxa Count Total score Rating

Water Bugs

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Agreed Level Taxonomy Method
21-03-2013 - 30-04-2019
Date Taxa Count Weighted SIGNAL
March 2013 0.0

Physical Chemical Tests

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Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 14-05-2013 to 04-04-2025
7.85 mg/L
Median 5.20mg/L
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 01-03-2006 to 04-04-2025
17.0 ° C
Median 19.0° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 01-03-2006 to 04-04-2025
7.35 pH Units
Median 7.00pH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 01-03-2006 to 04-04-2025
1872.00 µS/cm
Median 310.00µS/cm
Latest
Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 01-03-2006 to 04-04-2025
0.048 mg/L P
Median 0.070mg/L P
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 14-05-2013 to 04-04-2025
80 %
Median 56%
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 01-03-2006 to 04-04-2025
10 NTU
Median 0NTU
Latest
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Water Quality Indicators for Coastal Plains
(2020 to 2025) 18 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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57
Poor
18 visits 		Explain for me
7.00
Good
17 visits 		Explain for me
7.65
Good
17 visits 		Explain for me
1872.00
Good
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20
Good
17 visits 		Explain for me
0.070
Moderate
16 visits
2025
N/A
 
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2024
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1 visits
2023
N/A
 
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2 visits
2022
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3 visits
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2 visits
2021
 Explain for me
67
Moderate
6 visits 		Explain for me
7.10
Good
6 visits 		Explain for me
7.65
Good
6 visits 		Explain for me
1453.00
Good
6 visits 		Explain for me
44
Poor
6 visits 		Explain for me
0.085
Poor
6 visits
2020
N/A
 
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3 visits
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April 2019

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