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Lake Beeac 2, near Buchanan St Beeac

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CO_BEE011 Lake Corangamite Catchment

Lake Beeac Sub Catchment

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This is a River Detectives school monitored site.
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Monitoring organisation
CO_Borrell-a-kandelop monitoring group

Habitat Scores

Explain for me
11-02-2004 - 11-02-2004
Bank Erosion Stability Bank Vegetation In Stream Cover Riffles Pools Bends Verge Vegetation
February 2004 Fair Poor Poor Fair Poor

Physical Chemical Tests

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Trend Line
Dissolved Oxygen mg/L
Explain for me 21-10-2004 to 19-12-2013
8.50 mg/L
Median 7.50mg/L
Latest
Nitrate - Nitrogen
Explain for me 16-03-2004
N/A mg/L N
Median 9.00mg/L N
Latest
Temperature - WATER
Explain for me 04-12-2003 to 04-10-2023
14.1 ° C
Median 16.7° C
Latest
pH
Explain for me 04-12-2003 to 05-04-2023
8.70 pH Units
Median N/ApH Units
Latest
Electrical Conductivity
Explain for me 04-12-2003 to 04-10-2023
125500.00 µS/cm
Median 110100.00µS/cm
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Reactive Phosphate (mg/L)
Explain for me 04-12-2003 to 19-12-2013
1.200 mg/L P
Median 2.000mg/L P
Latest
Total Phosphorus
Explain for me 09-11-2004
N/A mg/L
Median 69.00mg/L
Latest
Dissolved Oxygen % Saturation
Explain for me 04-12-2003 to 19-12-2013
82 %
Median 90%
Latest
Turbidity - FTU
Explain for me 17-01-2011 to 19-12-2013
769.50 FTU
Median 72.00FTU
Latest
Turbidity - NTU
Explain for me 04-12-2003 to 26-09-2005
140 NTU
Median 393NTU
Latest
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Diary entries
as above
as above

January 2025

as above
as above

January 2025

Lake completely dry; salt pan; no birds
Lake completely dry; salt pan; no birds

January 2025

Grey silt with salt crust
Grey silt with salt crust

November 2024

as above
as above

November 2024

as above
as above

November 2024

Lake very dry, 80% empty; a little water visible in the distance; lake surface grey silt with salt frust; appearacne grey under shadow and white in sunlight
Lake very dry, 80% empty; a little water visible in the distance; lake surface grey silt with salt frust; appearacne grey under shadow and white in sunlight

November 2024

As above.
As above.

August 2024

The lake was 'half empty'. There was a film of grey material across the dry areas.
The lake was 'half empty'. There was a film of grey material across the dry areas.

August 2024

As above.
As above.

August 2024

April 2024

April 2024

As above
As above

April 2024

As above
As above

April 2024

November 2023

Maybe Grey Teal
Maybe Grey Teal

November 2023

November 2023

November 2023

Maybe Grey Teal
Maybe Grey Teal

November 2023

Maybe Grey Teal
Maybe Grey Teal

November 2023

Banded stilts and Silver Gulls
Banded stilts and Silver Gulls

November 2023

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February 2023

The water mark was wellback from the shore, as compared with the November observation when it was right up to the bank, and there were signs it had been even higher.
The water mark was wellback from the shore, as compared with the November observation when it was right up to the bank, and there were signs it had been even higher.

February 2023

November 2022

November 2022

Red wattle birds; magpies
Red wattle birds; magpies

November 2022

150
150

August 2022

190
190

August 2022

230
230

August 2022

September 2022

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September 2022

June 2022

June 2022

Shallow film of water with areas iof exposed sand; no bird;life
Shallow film of water with areas iof exposed sand; no bird;life

June 2022

February 2022

February 2022

Very windy; no birdlife;
Very windy; no birdlife;

February 2022

February 2022

April 2022

December 2021

Near shore shallow water,sandy areas;more water middle distance.
Near shore shallow water,sandy areas;more water middle distance.

November 2021

Near shore shallow water,sandy areas;more water middle distance; can't see in the photo but in there distacne there were severla hundred Banded Stilts
Near shore shallow water,sandy areas;more water middle distance; can't see in the photo but in there distacne there were severla hundred Banded Stilts

November 2021

Near shore shallow water,sandy areas;more water middle distance
Near shore shallow water,sandy areas;more water middle distance

November 2021

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March 2018

March 2018

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March 2018

March 2018

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